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VCU Jazz Faculty Septet pays tribute to drummer Roy Haynes

VCU Jazz Faculty Septet pays tribute to drummer Roy Haynes
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RICHMOND, Va. — VCU's Jazz Faculty Septet paid tribute to Roy Haynes on Thursday evening.

Haynes was a legendary jazz drummer, known to many as "Snap Crackle. He died in 2024 at age 99.

Haynes performed and recorded with many well-known jazz musicians, including Charlie Parker, Sarah Vaughan, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Chick Corea and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.

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