Percussionist/composer Phil Haynes has been featured on more than 40 releases by American and European record companies. His debut, The Paul Smoker Trio's QB with Anthony Braxton, was named the #1 recording of 1985 by Kevin Whitehead in Coda Magazine. Critics have compared his drumming to masters Jack DeJohnette, Roy Haynes and Elvin Jones, and his compositions to Ellington, Ives, Mingus and the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Haynes has 10 recordings as a leader including Continuum with violinist Mark Feldman,the ground breaking ensemble 4 Horns & What?, thetrio recording of standards A Couch in Brooklyn featuring Israeli pianist Micu Narunsky, The Hammond Insurgency with organist Jeff Palmer, Free Country with cellist/vocalist Hank Roberts, and his solo percussion recording Sanctuary.  

His new tenor trio, No Fast Food, with bassist Drew Gress and saxophonist Tim Warfield, carries on the great tradition of Sonny Rollins’ Way Out West and Elvin Jones’ Puttin’ It Together recordings.  His Pennsylvania based classic piano trio, Adams/Stetz&Haynes, features works by the great pianists of the history of jazz, from Scott Joplin through Keith Jarrett and beyond.

Musicians Haynes has appeared on CD with include: Theo Bleckman, Anthony Braxton, Adam Caine, Tom Chess, Joe Daley, Dave Douglas, Mark Dresser, Marty Ehrlich, Ellery Eskelin, Mark Feldman, Ken Filiano, Vinny Golia, Drew Gress, Mark Helias, Lindsay Horner, Ed Jackson, David Kikoski, Frank Lacy, Andy Laster, Tony Malaby, Denman Maroney, Micu Narunsky, Jeff Palmer, Hank Roberts, Herb Robertson, Ned Rothenberg, Ted Rosenthal, Rich Rothenberg, Michelle Rosewoman, Steve Salerno, Ed Schuller, Paul Smoker, David Taylor, Gebhard Ullmann, and Tom Varner.

Other musicians Haynes has appeared with in concert include John Abercrombie, Ralph Alessi, Tim Berne, Bobby Bradford, Don Byron, Marilyn Crispell, Jon English, Michael Formanek, Charles Gayle, Steve Gilmore, Arnold Hammerschlag, Peter Herbert, Ingrid Jensen, David Liebman, Albert Manglesdorf, Ron McClure, Tony Micelli, Ben Monder, Glenn Moore, Paul Plimley, Steve Rudolph, Louis Sclavis, Leni Stern, John Stowell, John Swana, Steve Swell, Greg Tardy, John Tchicai, Thomas Ullrich, J.D. Waters, Tim Warfield, Kenny Wheeler, Andreus Willers, Larry Willis and Andrea Wolper.

Haynes was recently appointed Bucknell University jazz artist in residence, 2007-08, and produces the esteemed Jazz at Bucknell international chamber series.