Phil Haynes

Phil Haynes (born 1961 in Hillsboro, Oregon) is an American jazz percussionist and composer.

Career

A veteran artist based in New York for 25 years, Phil Haynes has appeared on more than 85 LPs, CDs, and DVDs across various American and European record labels. Haynes’ recording debut came on the 1984 album QB by The Paul Smoker Trio featuring Anthony Braxton, which critic Kevin Whitehead named the top jazz album of 1985. Throughout this career, international media have drawn comparisons between Haynes' drumming style and that of Jack DeJohnette, Roy Haynes, and Elvin Jones, while noting compositional influences ranging from Duke Ellington and Charles Ives to Charles Mingus and the Art Ensemble of Chicago. In a review for The Free Jazz Collective, critic Stef Gijssels characterized Haynes' work as striking “the perfect middle between tradition and avant-garde, between power and sophistication, between accessibility and adventure. . . standards with a new sense of drama, dynamics, and true moments of fun.”[citation needed]

In addition to the critically acclaimed[citation needed] three recordings for Enja Records by the composer’s collective, "Joint Venture" (w/Paul Smoker, Ellery Eskelin, + Drew Gress), His recordings as a leader include: "Continuum" (violinist Mark Feldman’s jazz debut); the "4 Horns & What?"; his first recording of jazz, "A Couch in Brooklyn" (featuring Israeli born pianist Micu Narununsky and bassist Drew Gress); "The Hammond Insurgency" with organist virtuoso Jeff Palmer; "Free Country’s" trilogy of Americana (w/ cellist/vocalist Hank Roberts & guitarist Jim Yanda); a solo drum-set recording, "Sanctuary," as well as "No Fast Food," his saxophone trio featuring NEA jazz master David Liebman.[citation needed]

Moving to central Pennsylvania in 2003, Haynes founded the nationally noted Jazz@Bucknell chamber series, in 2005, and was subsequently appointed as Bucknell University’s first Kushell Jazz Artist-in-Residence. From 2007-2012, Haynes taught courses in Jazz History, directed his multi-media/new music Bucknell Interdisciplinary Improvisation Ensemble (BIIE), coached the University Jazz Band rhythm section and soloists, worked with various small ensembles and recitalists, maintained a vigorous private studio, and led the 'Bison Band. Later years featured appointments as interim Director of Jazz Studies for both Susquehanna University, PA, and Nazareth College, NY.

Haynes has performed and recorded with a variety of musicians and artists.

In addition to his "Sanctuary" solo concert presentations + duet performances with David Liebman and Herb Robertson, current Haynes touring ensembles include his: romantic, folk-Americana string band, 'Free Country' (featuring cellist/vocalist Hank Roberts, guitarist Jim Yanda, + bassist Drew Gress); the modernist saxophone trio, 'No Fast Food' (w/bass titan Drew Gress and NEA jazz master David Liebman); as well as the classic piano trio, 'Day Dream' (w/pianist Steve Rudolph & Drew Gress).

Discography

As leader

With Joint Venture

As sideman

With Paul Smoker

With Gebhard Ullmann

With others

References

  1. ↑ Jenkins, Todd S. (2004). Free Jazz and Free improvisation: An Encyclopedia (1 ed.). Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313333149. He joined bassist Drew Gress and drummer Phil Haynes in Smoker's Joint Venture, which cut their self-titled debut record for Enja in ...
  2. ↑ Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Priestley, Brian (2004). The Rough Guide to Jazz (3. ed., expanded and completely rev. ed.). London: Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843532569. In 1983 Eskelin moved to New York to pursue jazz professionally, though he eventually found the neo-conservative ... early partners bassist Drew Gress and drummer Phil Haynes); with this group he recorded Joint Venture