Nov 13 (Reuters) - 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 ...

Jazz musician Roy Haynes, whose eclectic drumming style helped define the genre, has died, according to reports. He was 99. Haynes died Tuesday in Nassau County, New York, following a brief illness, his daughter Leslie Haynes-Gilmore confirmed to The New York Times and The Washington Post. A cause of death was not disclosed.

Roy Haynes, one of the world’s most influential jazz drummers, has died at age 99. Haynes passed away in Nassau County, New York following a brief illness, his daughter Leslie Haynes-Gilmore told the New York Times in an article published Tuesday.