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was widely celebrated for his ability to write and perform music that crossed ethnic boundaries, with particular focus on the journey linking traditional west
African culture, Latin and jazz music. His musical ideas embraced classical learning, jazz and improvisation, and expertise in song-writing and lyric theatre; consistent themes in his compositions included exile, migration, the civil rights movement, the silk trade, and the slave trade. Haynes's 1989 composition,
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is an example, pregnant with modern resonances – the rise of fascism, anti-Jewish sentiments and anti-Muslim intolerance – whilst making sure that's not forgotten and dramatizing it all in a way that makes it contemporary." For many years, Haynes made music with the
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As the company's artistic director, Haynes was known for harmoniously blending different genres and styles, and adapting the big band format for community education ventures, cultural exchanges, extended commissions, and collaborations. Haynes composed and arranged most of Grand Union's material and
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In Autumn 1975, Haynes founded the ten-piece
British jazz rock band RedBrass, initially as an offshoot from the left-wing theatre ensemble Belt & Braces Roadshow. RedBrass was celebrated for the social and political content of Haynes's compositions and became one of the most ubiquitous groups on
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Haynes was a tireless supporter of community music, and used both Grand Union and RedBrass as the professional core of many bold initiatives involving youth bands, amateurs and folkloric groups of all kinds, for which he gained a reputation as an inspired enabler. He wrote a regular blog describing
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is an investigation into the opportunities for training, rehearsal, performance and promotion available to creative performing musicians, focusing on popular and commercial musical forms: rock music, jazz, music for theatre, film and television, songwriting and folk music. Haynes argued that these
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Tony Haynes's musical career began in 1954, as a 13-year-old piano and trombone player in dance bands earning £2–3 per show. He also had stints as a church organist and brass band trombonist, but playing jazz was a more formative experience. As a teenager in the 1950s, Haynes listened to early and
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Haynes was of the opinion that, in the fast-changing demographic of
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from diverse backgrounds to collaborate with top level jazz players. Grand Union performances and recordings feature a whole range of performers - black, white and Asian jazz musicians and singers, which represent people from all communities.
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courtesy of Lisbon students and a
Brazilian musician. Returning to the country in 1975, shortly after the revolution, Haynes met musicians from the former Portuguese colonies Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, and Mozambique.
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Haynes, Tony (12 March 1985). "Why 'genteel academic collectivism' better describes the Arts
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Atkins, Ronald (16 October 1976). "The jazz hustlers".
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1038:"Better United - Interview with Tony Haynes"
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854:. 25 July 1976. p. 22.
522:Now Comes The Dragon's Hour
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927:"Brochure for May 1978"
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566:– RedGold Records, 2017
559:– RedGold Records, 2015
552:– RedGold Records, 2011
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343:Battle of Cable Street
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1460:English male pianists
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1306:. London: Routledge.
589:Grand Union Orchestra
515:Where The Rivers Meet
416:Gulbenkian Foundation
371:Where The Rivers Meet
320:Grand Union Orchestra
315:Grand Union Orchestra
311:timbales and spoons.
152:Grand Union Orchestra
1016:"A New Life, Vol. 2"
200:Nottingham Playhouse
176:Nottingham Playhouse
168:University of Oxford
89:Composer, bandleader
1139:. 26 February 2020.
1103:. 29 November 2018.
527:Grand Union Band –
508:The Rhythm Of Tides
499:Grand Union Band –
363:The Rhythm Of Tides
231:Newcastle Playhouse
1119:Love Bethnal Green
913:Brave New Classics
778:. 7 December 2019.
471:The Grand Union –
459:Silence Is Consent
302:Silence Is Consent
1470:People from Epsom
1375:Arts Professional
1044:. pp. 54–55.
955:978-0-8264-2389-4
699:. pp. 30–33.
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