Roy Haynes, a jazz drummer who ignited the rhythmic ... Long Island and for some years had a second home in Las Vegas. His wife, the former Jesse Lee Nevels, died in 1979. Survivors include ...

This is FRESH AIR. Today is the centennial of the birth of jazz drummer Roy Haynes. He almost made it to the occasion. He died in November at age 99. Haynes was one of the most in-demand drummers ...

Veteran jazz drummer Roy Haynes died in Nassau County ... Haynes 'one of the greatest drummers who ever lived.' Haynes and late wife Jesse Lee Nevels Haynes, who died in 1979, were parents ...