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Hayes or Haze Greenfield (born July 7, 1957 as Harold Greenfield) is an American jazz saxophonist (Alto saxophone and C-melody saxophone), arranger, film composer, teacher, and author.
His 2005 album Peace of Mind was described as "a thoroughly enjoyable and palatable listen, a sonic equivalent of a painting with a wide array of colors all complementing each other." The reviewer considered Greenfield "a traditional composer and a good one, with attention to attractive melodies, harmony, and form. ... He is convincing as a singer, too ... his voice is smooth and smoky, with a slight edge of rasp". In 2007, he released two albums, which, according to a reviewer in All About Jazz, both "show his proficiency as a composer and saxophonist and the way that his writing and playing style recalls the great songs and jazzmen of the glorious past."
Greenfield produced two albums for children. A reviewer in All About Jazz described the first, the 1998 album Jazz-A-Ma-Tazz, as "pure jazz of the highest quality" that "isn't just for the children. Under his leadership, the session swings hard and reveals plenty of hot soloing." Another reviewer compared it favourably to albums for children by "easily recognizable names," saying "Hayes Greenfield's jazz renditions of kids' tunes are so well produced and true to form, adults will enjoy listening along with their little ones." His second release for children was Music for a Green Planet, in 2008. Greenfield and an environmental activist from New York, Margo Schepart, wrote new words with an environmental messages for tunes familiar to children. One reviewer described the songs as "surprisingly palatable", while the jazz was "hot – and very cool".
From 1993 to 2000, Greenfield was head of the music department at a New York City enrichment center for children at risk. In 1997, he founded Jazz-A-Ma-Tazz, a music education program which provides workshops and interactive concerts for children, in which about 20,000 children participate each year across the United States. He introduces children to jazz by playing jazz versions of popular music tunes, including theme songs from The Flintstones and The Simpsons. Greenfield has also worked as artist-in-residence at schools. In 2024 he published Creative Sound Play for Young Learners – A Teacher's Guide to Enhancing Transition Times, Classroom Communities, SEL, and Executive Function Skills.
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