Sad news from the world of jazz where it has been announced that veteran drummer Roy Haynes has died, aged 99, just four months short of his 100th birthday.

Roy Haynes, a versatile drummer who played with jazz greats including Louis Armstrong and Charlie Parker, died Tuesday after a brief illness. He was 99.

Roy Haynes, the legendary jazz drummer whose career spanned nearly 80 years, has died. He was 99. His daughter Leslie Haynes-Gilmore told The New York Times that Haynes died Tuesday in Nassau County,