Roy Haynes©Andrea Canter

Roy Haynes, one of the last active artists from the great jazz era of the 50s and 60s, likes the Artists’ Quarter and owner Kenny Horst. He even gave Kenny one of the drum kits that rotates on stage. So it figures he might come back now and then to check up on his friend, his drums, and one of his favorite clubs. With his original Fountain of Youth band, Haynes returns for two nights in November, headlining a month of great music including a homecoming for Pat Mallinger, a CD release for Roger James, a live CD recording session for Nichola Miller, tributes to Paul Lagos, Anita O’Day, and Michael Jackson/Stevie Wonder, a weekend with the X-Tet, and a Twin Cities Jazz Society “Jazz from J to Z” concert.