Actions

VCU Jazz Faculty Septet pays tribute to drummer Roy Haynes

Posted

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.

To learn more about future performances, click here.

CBS 6 is committed to sharing community voices on this important topic. Email your thoughts to the CBS 6 Newsroom.

📲: CONNECT WITH US

Blue Sky| Facebook| Instagram| X| Threads| TikTok| YouTube

CBS6-News-at-4pm-and-Jennifer-Hudson-480x360.jpg

Entertainment

Watch 'The Jennifer Hudson Show' weekdays at 3 p.m. on CBS 6!

📱 Download CBS 6 News App
The app features breaking news alerts, live video, weather radar, traffic incidents, closings and delays and more.