Jazz musician Roy Haynes, whose eclectic drumming style helped define the genre, has died, according to reports. He was 99. Haynes died Tuesday in Nassau County, New York, following a brief illness, his daughter Leslie Haynes-Gilmore confirmed to The New York Times and The Washington Post. A cause of death was not disclosed.

Roy Haynes, a jazz drummer who ignited the rhythmic fire on landmark performances by Charlie Parker, Chick Corea and Pat Metheny, and inspired countless other musicians by expanding the musical vocabulary of his instrument over an eight-decade career,

The prolific drummer appeared on scores of records across his seven-decade career, performing with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughan, and countless others.