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When Your Grandfather Is The Greatest Living Jazz Drummer

Marcus Gilmore (left) and Roy Haynes perform together in Washington, D.C., in 2009. Haynes' daughter is Gilmore's mother. Theo Wargo/Getty Images hide caption

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When Your Grandfather Is The Greatest Living Jazz Drummer

February 6, 2013 • The prodigious drummer Marcus Gilmore, 25, has been playing with the biggest names in jazz since he was a teenager. He's coming off a career year that saw him named the top rising star among jazz critics. It helps that his grandfather is Roy Haynes, one of the great pioneers of the drum kit.

Roy Haynes Fountain Of Youth Band On JazzSet

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Roy Haynes Fountain Of Youth Band On JazzSet

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March 1, 2012 • "My name is Roy Haynes and I'm the drummer. Give the drummer some!" Hear his band at Kennedy Center.

Roy Haynes Fountain Of Youth Band On JazzSet

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First Listen: Roy Haynes, 'Roy-alty'

September 4, 2011 • At 86, the legendary drummer is an elder statesman with a youthful spirit and a crackling cymbal stroke. On his new album, Roy-alty, Haynes leads his Fountain of Youth quartet, with Roy Hargrove and Chick Corea making guest appearances.

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Here's Roy Haynes On David Letterman

June 9, 2011 • The Late Show is having "Drum Solo Week." So CBS had the 85-year-old jazz legend come on the program. Here's video of his performance with his Fountain of Youth Band.

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Take Five: By Theme

Take The 'A' Train: Jazz By The ABCs

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August 10, 2010 • Summer is fading away and school days begin soon. Thinking of school naturally conjures up thoughts of teaching the alphabet: Wouldn't literacy education be more fun through jazz? Here's an A-through-E guide to a few jazz tunes.

Concerts

Roy Haynes at the J&R Music Festival

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March 6, 2008 • New York City's heroes are traditionally celebrated way downtown, at City Hall Park. But at the J&R Music Festival, drum hero Roy Haynes leads the celebrations. Here, the octogenarian drives his Fountain of Youth band through a characteristically hard-driving set.

Roy Haynes at the J&R Music Festival

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Music Reviews

Jazz Box Sets from Veterans and Legends

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December 21, 2007 • For his holiday gift suggestions, critic Kevin Whitehead recommends a couple of smaller box sets by veteran bebop musicians, as well as some historical jazz on DVD.

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Everybody Digs 'Em: Two Jazz Greats from '58

Fresh Air

September 5, 2007 • Fresh Air's jazz critic reviews two new CD reissues showcasing great jazz pianists: We Three, featuring the Tennessee-born pianist Phineas Newborn, and Everybody Digs Bill Evans. Both were recorded in the fall of 1958.

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