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Louis Hayes

Blues band from Detroit, MI · formed 1937

Louis Hayes photo
Photo from the public record
Shows on record
5
Rooms played
4
Cities
4
Releases
27
Last show
Sep 22, 2026The Pocket Jazz Club

About

Louis Hayes is a band from Detroit, MI, formed in 1937, tagged blues, hard bop, jazz by its sources. Shows on record run from 2011 to 2026, across 4 rooms in 4 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

5 on record · event platform:bandsintown city, Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20111 show
  2. 20131 show
  3. 20152 shows
  4. 20261 show
Show history
DateVenue
Sep 22, 2026The Pocket Jazz Club · PembertonHeadliner
Oct 3, 2015The Side Door Jazz Club · Old LymeHeadlinerwith George Cables, Santi Debriano, Al Foster
Oct 2, 2015The Side Door Jazz Club · Old LymeHeadlinerwith George Cables, Santi Debriano, Al Foster
Mar 10, 2013Iridium · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Santi Debriano, Anthony Wonsey
Jun 17, 2011Symphony Center · ChicagoSupportwith Detroit, Brendan Benson, Marshall Crenshaw, +3

Where they play

4 rooms in 4 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Old Lyme2 shows
  • Chicago1 show
  • New York (NYC)1 show
  • Pemberton1 show

Releases

27 releases, 1958–2024
  • Artform Revisited

    2024 · Album

  • Exactly Right!

    2023 · Album

  • Crisis

    2021 · Album

  • Live at Jazzhus Montmartre

    2020 · Album

  • Live At Jazzhus Montmartre Copenhagen July 5-7 2019

    2020

  • Jazz Drummers

    2018

  • Serenade For Horace

    2017 · Album

  • The Tour Volume Two

    2017 · Album

  • The Tour Volume One

    2016 · Album

  • True Blue / Silver Blue

    2015

  • Grant Green & Friends, Vol. 1

    2014 · Compilation

  • Return of the Jazz Communicators

    2014 · Album

  • Best of New York Sessions, Volume Two

    2009 · Album

  • The Real Thing

    2009 · Album

  • The Time Keeper

    2009 · Album

  • On the Wings of an Eagle

    2006 · Album

  • Dreamin' of Cannonball

    2001 · Album

  • The Super Quartet

    1994 · Album

  • Una Max

    1990 · Album

  • Vim 'n' Vigor

    1984 · Album

  • At the Berliner Jazztage

    1977 · Album

  • Firm Roots

    1976 · Album

  • Ichi-Ban

    1976 · Album

  • Breath of Life

    1974 · Album

  • Louis Hayes

    1960 · Album

  • Montgomeryland

    1960 · Album

  • Jazz...It's Magic!

    1958 · Album

Lineup

  • Freddie Redd Quintet
  • The Young Lions
  • Joe Henderson Sextet · drums (drum set)
  • Tubby Hayes and The All Stars
  • Chuck Mangione Quintet · drums (drum set)
  • Cannonball Adderley Sextet
  • The Horace Silver Quintet · drums (drum set)
  • McCoy Tyner Trio · drums (drum set)
  • The Louis Hayes Quintet · eponymous
  • Cecil Taylor Quintet · drums (drum set)
  • Freddie Hubbard Quintet · drums (drum set)
  • McCoy Tyner / Freddie Hubbard Quartet · drums (drum set)

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 2 plays, 2018-06-17–2019-06-16 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Sunday Soul' (OCnotes) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Evie Stokes) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Louis Hayes — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Louis Hayes — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Louis Hayes — The Pocket Jazz Club, 2026-09-22
Poster · The Pocket Jazz Club, 2026-09-22 — event platform:bandsintown city
What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Louis Hayes on Last.fmArtist facts
Louis Hayes on DiscogsArtist facts
Louis Hayes on GeniusArtist facts
Louis Hayes on TheAudioDBArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
event platform:bandsintown cityShow history, Show posters
SongkickShow history
TheAudioDBPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.