Stephen Haynes is an improviser, community organizer and recording artist.  His practice ranges from small groups to large orchestras with a particular focus on working directly with composers in the development and performance of new music. This aspect of his work is prominently featured on Pillars, Tyshawn Sorey’s groundbreaking work for octet released on Firehouse 12 Records. He is also a founding member of Adam Rudolph’s East Coast version of Go: Organic Orchestra.  Over the past 45 years, he has worked with a range of vanguard composers including Bill Dixon, Cecil Taylor, George Russell, Butch Morris, Rhys Chatham, Gunter Hampel, LaMonte Young and Earle Brown. Haynes’ latest project – Knuckleball – is a modern take on the brass band, grounded in Free Music practice. Recorded during the spring of 2023, the music should see release in 2027 on the Fundacja Słuchaj! label as a box set.