The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 12, 1980, Page Page 10, Image 10
By James Rokosny
Staff Writer
ttoiand Haynes Jr. is an
extremely admirable person,
as well as a sincere,
dedicated and enthusiastic
musician. Currently enrolled
at USC, he is the leader of
the local jazz group Phenix
and Roland llaynes.
In a ronvpmatinn \i/ith
Haynes, I noticed consistant
references to observing
everything as a learning
experience. He also speaks
highly of the people who
surround him and have been
influencial in his life, in his
music and otherwise.
He is soft-spoken, yet
aggressive. "I've always
been a fighter... in school,
music, whatever. People say
l m easy going, but I'm
intense with my efforts."
When using the word
fighter,' he is not referring
to the traditional definition
of the word, for during the
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Haynes won his right not to
participate. While at
Virginia State, he realized he
would sooner or later get
drafted, so he sought out the
proper methods for
declaring oneself a "Conscientious
Objector."
He said, "I declared
myself a CO because of my
religious upbringing. I
thought the Vietnam War
wasn't right. It wasn't
something I wanted to be
involved in."
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had an ambition to be a
basketball player, but that
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it did."
When asked if unpleasant
events like Vietnam and not
being able to play ball again
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he explained, "I was
always doing so many things
it really didn't matter."
'Doing so many things' is a
very appropriate phrase in
describing Roland Haynes'
life. His musical interests
began at an early age.
"My parents saw to it that
I received a well-rounded set
of experiences. I've been
listening to music as long a I
can remember."
Most of his success,
however, can be accredited
to his own self-educational
process." I didn't have a lot
of formal training before and
during high school. I had a
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experimenting with different
sounds."
His performing experiences
are also vast. He's
been in a number of
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He was also leader of
a oand at Virginia
State College.
Constantly seeking different
horizons in music, he
aims to diversify himself as
much as possible saying, "I
don't want to be known as
just a jazz musician. I just
want to be known as a
musician."
He listens to all kinds of
music and enjoys learning
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Haynes has been in a
number of different kinds of
musical bands, including
concert bands, marching
bands, quartets and ensembles.
He has performed
on flute, saxaphone,
clarinet, percussion, and
acted as an arranger and
vocalist.
He is currently working on
an educational series for
radio that is geared toward
high school students about
the music business. He and
Phenix have also recorded
scores for the "Yellow
Balloon" series.
Phenix, the third band by
that name, now consists of
Sherry Washington, vocals;
Coleman Sistrunk, bass;
Andy Watson, drums;
Thomas Mosely, percussion I
and Maurice Uthank on i
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compliments them as highly
as language permits,
sighting the strong points of
all of them. After seeing this
band perform, it's difficult to
argue with him. They are
very tight and extremely
energetic. It's hard to decide
which one of them to watch.
Phenix and Roland
Haynes play at the Quarter
Moon on Mondays, a place
he refers to as "one of the
best places in the southeast
to perform at or see a performer."
He calls engineer
Skippy Beach "amazing"
and is very honored to be
able to work with such a
talented person.
Thursday night the group
is performing in the Russell
House Ballroom at 9:00,
along with a Philadelphiabased
jazz trio, Intersections
as part of Jazz
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