He was probably best known for his long tenure with Miles Davis, who praised his ability to “keep the groove going forever.” ...

Al Foster, full name Aloysius Tyrone Foster, was born in Virginia in 1943 and grew up in Harlem. Foster was inspired to get into music from a young age and was a particularly big fan of bebop drummer ...

A jazz drummer who has worked with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, and Al Jarreau, Terri Lyne Carrington is the recipient of a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album—the ...

The drummer explored a range of musical styles ... Haynes won two Grammy Awards in his career: best jazz instrumental performance, group in 1989 ("Blues for Coltrane - A Tribute to John Coltrane ...

A Tribute to Charlie Parker received a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Album in 2001. Pat Metheny, one of Haynes ...

Throughout his seven-decade career, the prolific drummer performed with Charlie ... Haynes won two Grammy Awards in his career: best jazz instrumental performance, group in 1989 for Blues for ...

the title of NEA Jazz Master, a Peabody medal and France’s Order of Arts and Letters. He repeatedly topped DownBeat magazine’s critics poll of best drummers, even as he entered his 80s.

Roy Haynes, the pioneering jazz drummer who performed with legends like ... He gravitated toward the best: He learned much about playing the high hat from the drummer who was perhaps his greatest ...

“An old-time drummer who tries to play with feeling ... His two Grammys came in 1989 for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group for ‘Blues for Coltrane — A Tribute to John Coltrane ...

Nov 13 (Reuters) - Roy Haynes, revered as one of the greatest jazz drummers of all time who ... with Coltrane - who called him "one of the best drummers I've ever worked with" - Stan Getz and ...

Roy Haynes, a prolific jazz drummer who had more than a seven-decade ... Throughout his career, Haynes won two Grammy Awards in his career: best jazz instrumental performance, group in 1989 ...