13 Oct

[ October the 17, 2025 release via Corner Store Jazz – Phil Haynes’ Free Country featuring Hank Roberts, Drew Gress, Jim Yanda – Liberty Now! ]

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Drummer/Composer Phil Haynes reunites his socially conscious “jazz-grass” string band Free Country for their first new album in over a decade

Liberty Now!, out October 17, 2025 via Corner Store Jazz, pairs an album of new compositions touched by protest and grief with a compilation of songs tracing the turbulent history of America; Featuring Haynes with cellist/vocalist Hank Roberts, guitarist Jim Yanda & bassist Drew Gress.

“Free Country fuses grassroots Americana with hip, upbeat arrangements that toggle jazz, bluegrass and country [and] breathe new life into American heritage and traditionalism.” – Glenn Astarita, All About Jazz
“Since arriving in New York from Oregon in 1983, drummer Phil Haynes established himself as a potent force on the downtown composer/improviser scene.” – Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes

12 Nov

[ November 15th, 2023 release on Corner Store Jazz: Phil Haynes – Chasing the Masters – A Life Improvised ]

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The engrossing book, due out November 15, 2023, features stories of Haynes’ encounters with legends like Lee Konitz, Anthony Braxton, Dave Liebman and Paul Smoker, along with poetry, musical analysis and lessons from a life in music. The release will be accompanied by the career-spanning, eight-hour compilation A Life Improvised, a 62-track collection encompassing Haynes’ myriad projects and collaborations.

“In [Chasing the Masters], you find the beauty of Phil and his way of living. His artistry percolates beyond the rims of the glass (or of a drum), as all of the world becomes his canvas.” – Vocalist Nicholas Horner, from the Foreword to Chasing the Masters

“Since arriving in New York from Oregon in 1983, drummer Phil Haynes established himself as a potent force on the downtown composer/improviser scene.” – Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes

08 Aug

[ August the 20th, 2021 release via Cornerstone Jazz: Jim Yanda – A Silent Way ]

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release date: 20.08.2021 via Cornerstone Jazz

“[Yanda] flaunts melodic imagination and a brisk feel for swing.” – Bob Doerschuk, DownBeat

“[Yanda] is a wonderful guitarist… He combines [Larry] Coryell’s looseness with [Jim] Hall’s precise tone in a unique burning style.” – Jerome Wilson, Cadence

For even the most casual of jazz fans, the title of A Silent Way, the latest album by the exploratory guitarist Jim Yanda, will inevitably evoke the name of another album by one of the music’s most iconic figures. That’s no accident. Like Miles Davis’ In a Silent Way, Yanda’s trio excursion with trumpet player Herb Robertson and drummer Phil Haynes ventures into often stark, spacious, richly textured territories.