Born Edward Hayes in St. Pancras, London on January 30, 1935, the jazz
multi-instrumentalist is better known by his stage name Tubby Hayes. While he
was able to play a variety of instruments including piano, guitar, flute and
vibraphone, his work on the saxophone is what he is most acknowledged for. Hayes
remains one of the most influential and respected musicians in British jazz. His
father was a violinist and taught him to play violin but by the age of 10, he
had switched to piano. Within a year, he began to learn to play the tenor sax.
At the age of 16, he joined Kenny Baker’s...