Two of the jazz world’s most enduring pioneers, Lou Donaldson and Roy Haynes, died within days of each other, following prolific and influential careers. Two of the jazz world’s most enduring pioneers have died after prolific and widely influential ...

Lou Donaldson, an alto saxophonist with a supple, earthy style who was a key figure in the development of three styles of jazz from the 1940s to the 1960s and sustained a career for almost seven decades,

NEW YORK -- Lou Donaldson, a celebrated jazz saxophonist with a warm, fluid style who performed with everyone from Thelonius Monk to George Benson and was sampled by Nas, De La Soul and other hip-hop artists, has died. He was 98.

U.S. saxophonist Lou Donaldson, one of jazz music's last remaining links to the era of bebop in the 1950s who went on to develop a soul and Latin-inspired sound in the following decades, has died at 98.

Lou Donaldson, a pioneering figure in the soul jazz movement, passed away on November 9th. He was 98 years old.

Lou Donaldson, the celebrated jazz alto saxophonist, has passed away at the age of 98.People reported on Tuesday, November 12, that the music icon died over the weekend, according to a

Roy Haynes, revered as one of the greatest jazz drummers of all time who helped to shape the bebop era and played with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and John Coltrane, has died aged 99. Haynes' death on Tuesday was announced by his daughter,

The prolific drummer appeared on scores of records across his seven-decade career, performing with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughan, and countless others.

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.

An irrepressible force who remained relevant over the course of a seven-decade career, he had a hand in every major development in modern jazz.