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Graham Haynes (born 16 September 1960 at 9:25 p. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. m. in Brooklyn, New York) is an American cornetist, trumpeter and composer. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The cornet is a Brass instrument very similar to the Trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape and mellower tone quality A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance

The son of noted drummer Roy Haynes, he began his career in jazz, but has branched out to explore other styles of music as well. Roy Owen Haynes (born on March 13 1925, in Roxbury, Massachusetts) is an American Jazz Drummer and bandleader

Biography

Born in Hollis, Queens native is the son of veteran jazz drummer Roy Haynes, the younger Haynes aspired to push jazz beyond its traditional boundaries. Hollis is a neighborhood within the southeastern section of the New York City borough of Queens. Roy Owen Haynes (born on March 13 1925, in Roxbury, Massachusetts) is an American Jazz Drummer and bandleader

Graham Haynes' first foray into electronic music came in 1979 upon meeting alto saxophonist Steve Coleman. Steve Coleman, born, is an American Saxophone player Spontaneous composer, Composer and band leader Together, they formed a band called Five Elements, which launched an influential group of improvisers called M-Base Collective. M-Base (short for " m acro' -b' asic a rray of s tructured e xtemporization" is a concept of how to create modern Music After the formation of his own ensemble - Graham Haynes and No Image - and the subsequent release of an album (What Time It Be?), Haynes would spend the balance of the 1980s studying a wide range of African, Arabic and South Asian Music. After a move to France in 1990, Haynes incorporated these far-off influences into his next two releases - Nocturne Parisian and Griot's Footsteps.

Haynes returned to New York City in 1993 to take advantage of the flourishing Hip-Hop scene; and the resulting album was the sample heavy Transition. Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. After the release of yet another hybridized album - 1996's Tones For The 21st Century - Haynes discovered drum 'n' bass and began working with some of the genres finest DJs and producers in London and the U. S. This manifested in the release of 2000s BPM, a fusion of drum n' bass beats with the classical music of Richard Wagner.

Since the release of BPM, Haynes has kept busy with several critically acclaimed multimedia projects, composed the score for films Flag War and The Promise, and lectured at New York University, while receiving two nominations for the prestigious Alpert Award For The Arts. He has collaborated with artists such as Roy Haynes, Cassandra Wilson, Vernon Reid, Meshell Ndegeocello, The Roots, David Murray, George Adams, Ed Blackwell, Bill Laswell, and Steve Williamson. Roy Owen Haynes (born on March 13 1925, in Roxbury, Massachusetts) is an American Jazz Drummer and bandleader Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American Jazz musician vocalist songwriter and producer from Jackson Mississippi. Vernon Reid (born August 22, 1958) is an English Guitarist, Songwriter, composer and bandleader Michelle Lynn Johnson (born August 29, 1968, in Berlin, Germany) better known as Meshell Ndegeocello, is an American The Roots are an American hip-hop band from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. David Murray (born February 19, 1955 in Oakland, California, United States) is a notable Jazz musician George Rufus Adams ( 29 April, 1940 Covington, Georgia - 14 November, 1992 New York City, New York Ed Blackwell ( October 10, 1929 &ndash October 7, 1992) was an American Free jazz Drummer born in New Orleans Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955 in Salem Steve Williamson (born June 28 1964 in London) is an English Jazz musician ( Tenor saxophone, Soprano saxophone

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