Stephanie Haynes (d. 2015) was an American jazz singer, renowned for her beautiful voice and her extensive jazz, pop and American songbook repertoire of over 400 tunes.[1] She has been called one of the world's most underrated jazz singers.[2]
Professional life
editHaynes studied at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she was trained in flute playing as she had thoughts of becoming a classical flautist.[3] Once she started to meet jazz musicians however, she became interested in the genre. When asked if she could sing, she started to do so with a repertoire of only two songs.[4]
By the late 1960s, Haynes was performing in jazz clubs in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[4] After a short period singing with a pop group, she moved to Orange County, California to sing jazz again, often with the pianist Kent Glenn.[5] From the early 1980s onwards, Haynes appeared regularly in Los Angeles and Orange County clubs with the Cedar Walton Trio.[6] and elsewhere with Daniel May.[7] In the 1990s, she had a busy touring schedule[4] and started working with the pianist Dave Mackay.[8][9] Mackay also worked with saxophonist Sonny Stitt, trumpeters Chet Baker and Don Ellis and vocalists Vicki Hamilton and Bill Henderson.
Mackay said of Haynes, "She has a beautiful, full voice and can also get down and be very funky. She's a very creative singer who brings new things to old tunes every time she does them. She takes the music to a different place."[10]
In 1993, Haynes established her own recording label called Why Not Records and recorded an album with Dave Mackay at Daniel May's studio.[10] In the 1990s, Haynes also sang with bassist-composer Jack Prather's quintet called Bopsicle.[11] Bopsicle recorded an album with Why Not Records.[12]
In 2012, after a break, Haynes was back singing in jazz clubs such as Vitello's[13] and towards the end of her life in 2013 sang at Newport Beach.[14]
Haynes is listed as one of the many jazz notables with whom the Orange Coast College Jazz Ensembles have performed. Others that the college is proud to mention include Oscar Brashear, Pete Christlieb, Don Ellis, Dewey Erney, and Bruce Eskovitz.[15]
Haynes died in 2015. A memorial concert was held in her honor on November 1, 2015, at the Catalina Club. Many famous figures in the jazz scene attended and performed including Billy Childs, Steve Huffsteter, Paul Kreibich,[16] Billy Mitchell (saxophonist), Barbara Morrison, Cathy Segal-Garcia and Tiernney Sutton.[17]
Personal life
editHaynes was born in Glendale, California. She married and had a son around 1969. She later divorced and remarried to percussionist Steve Gutierrez.[17][18]
Discography
edit- The Only Music by Stephanie Haynes, released in 1985 on Turnkey Media Solutions.[19][20]
- Here's That Rainy Day 1988 Trend/Discovery with pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Al McKibbon and drummer Billy Higgins. The album is a collection of Jimmy Van Heusen tunes.
- Dawn at Dana Point 1992 Holt.
- Two on a Swing 1993.[21]
References
edit- ^ Kohlhaase, Bill (June 26, 1993). "Haynes Has Her Standards . . . a Lot of Them : Jazz: The vocalist has a repertoire of 400 to 450 tunes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ David Silverman & Stephanie Haynes - "Too Late Now" With Ron Eschete on Guitar, December 6, 2012, retrieved January 12, 2024
- ^ "Stephanie Haynes Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ a b c Kohlhaase, Bill (December 27, 1990). "JAZZ : Stephanie Haynes Is on the Road Again". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "Kent Glenn". Noal Cohen's Jazz History Website. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "Artist: Stephanie Haynes | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ Feather, Leonard (April 6, 1988). "Jazz Reviews : The Uncompromising Stephanie Haynes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ Kohlhaase, Bill (January 9, 1992). "JAZZ : Bopsicle's Cool, Sweet Tribute Is Meant to Melt". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ Kohlhaase, Bill (June 29, 1993). "JAZZ REVIEW : Condensed Bopsicle Plays It Warmly Traditional : There was really only room for three of the five-piece ensemble at Vinnie's in Costa Mesa. But the audience didn't miss a thing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ a b Kohlhaase, Bill (February 26, 1994). "Singer Stephanie Haynes Gives 'Swing' a Push : Jazz: The vocalist's latest album is on her own label, and it shows off her versatility as well as that of her longtime collaborator, pianist Dave Mackay". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ Kohlhaase, Bill (June 17, 1995). "Jack Prather Chooses Words Wisely". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "Bopsicle Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "LIve Jazz: Stephanie Haynes and the Karen Hammack Trio Upstairs at Vitello's". The International Review of Music. September 22, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ Trela, Christopher (August 30, 2013). "Curtain Up: All That Jazz in Newport". Newport Beach News. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "The Orange Coast College Performing Ensembles". Orange Coast College. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "The 129 Greatest OC Bands Ever: 90 – 129 – OC Weekly". www.ocweekly.com. June 19, 2003. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "In Loving Memory: 2015". Dee Dee's Jazz Diary With Dee Dee McNeil. December 31, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ Stewart, Zan (January 16, 1997). "A Personal Take on Jazz". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Stephanie Haynes｜Item List｜HMV&BOOKS online [English Site]". HMV&BOOKS online. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "Jazz Album: The Only Music by Stephanie Haynes". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ Feather, Leonard (April 2007). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-532000-8.