Sonny Rollins, who has died aged 95, was, as the title of his most celebrated album declared, a Saxophone Colossus.
Known as the "Saxophone Colossus," he was one of the dominant jazz musicians of the post-World War II era.
Drawing upon his experience in classical, jazz, rock, hardcore punk, klezmer, film, cartoon, popular, world and improvised music, John Zorn has created a controversial and influential body of work ...
Tutored by Thelonious Monk, the Harlem native came of age with bebop and created a succession of improvisational masterpieces ...
Sonny Rollins, the jazz legend known as the Saxophone Colossus died yesterday at his home in Woodstock, N.Y. He was 95 years old and one of the last of his generation of jazz titans.
One half of the Kolner Saxophone Mafia—Roger Hanschel and Steffen Schorn—grabbed my attention last year with the unique sound of Triosphere, where the two multiple reedmen teamed with guitarist Dirk ...
John Gunther teaches our jazz saxophone majors, including BM, MM and DMA students. At all levels, Gunther works with his students to develop and maintain a solid foundation in the physical aspects of ...
Sonny Rollins, the legendary jazz saxophonist who collaborated with everyone from Coleman Hawkins to the Rolling Stones, has ...
The Harlem-born tenor saxophonist helped define bebop, shaped generations of music and remained one of jazz’s most ...
A restless innovator who never stopped searching for new sounds, the jazz icon spent more than seven decades reshaping modern improvisation and influencing generations of musicians. According to ...