On Dec. 17, 1951, Sonny Rollins entered a studio for his first session as bandleader. The tenor saxophonist, then 21 years old, had already recorded with the likes of Miles Davis. Within days, and for ...

Sonny Rollins with Don Cherry and Henry Grimes at the Stockholm Concert Hall, Jan. 17, 1963. Credit: Courtesy of The Centre for Swedish Folk Music and Jazz Research and Inger Stjerna At the age of 92, ...

Aidan Levy’s much anticipated new book, Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins, a moving and meticulously researched 784-page biography seven years in the making, chronicles the ...

Aidan Levy has written a revealing, comprehensive biography of the improviser-hero Sonny Rollins. By Ben Ratliff When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate ...

As the subject of the documentary film Saxophone Colossus, we are treated to an intimate portrait of the jazz giant Sonny Rollins at work and in performance, and it’s a captivating, enjoyable look ...

Sonny Rollins' life and career is the stuff of legend, not the least of which intervals include the period he 'retired' to perfect his craft with practice sessions on 'The Bridge' in New York or his ...

NEW YORK — Tenor sax legend Sonny Rollins was a triple winner at the annual Jazz Awards, garnering musician of the year honors for the second straight year. Rollins also repeated as the top tenor ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Hill Auditorium was filled Saturday evening as the University Musical Society opened its 12th ...

Even after memorizing all of Sonny Rollins’ solos on his groundbreaking album, “Saxophone Colossus,” reading every interview and watching every documentary he could find, writer Aidan Levy was hungry ...

It's not easy being a giant. Just ask Sonny Rollins, who, for decades, has tried to live up to the billing as one of the truly big men of jazz. When he turned 75 this year, his record label marked the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Tenor sax legend Sonny Rollins was a triple winner Wednesday at the annual Jazz Awards, garnering musician of the year honors for the second straight year. Mr. Rollins also repeated as ...