The official account of Sonny Rollins, the Saxophone Colossus.
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"I loved my father… Whatever they did to him, they didn't turn me against America. There was still Coleman Hawkins and Charlie Parker. And nobody could top that." From The Nation: Sonny Rollins Lived to See Justice for His Wrongly Convicted Father www.thenation.com/article/soci...
"That first hour was devoted entirely to 'Sonnymoon for Two.' Imagine getting to play one blues for an hour with Sonny Rollins. Man." Christian McBride shares his experiences rehearsing, performing, and talking with the Saxophone Colossus: substack.com/home/post/p-...
"Jazz is as relevant today as the yearning of people to be free." The Jazz Session presents three conversations with Sonny Rollins, featuring interviews from 2008, 2010, and 2012: www.patreon.com/posts/jazz-s...
"The Greatest Ever Is Gone": Mark Stryker on Sonny Rollins for Ethan Iverson's Transitional Technology: iverson.substack.com/p/guest-post...
"One of the greatest musicians in jazz history": Alyn Shipton of Jazzwise salutes Sonny Rollins:
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From 1999, Sonny Rollins talks to Chris M. Slawecki of All About Jazz: "Music is a thing you never completely master... But this helped me to remain a student all of my life. I consider myself still a student." www.allaboutjazz.com/sonny-rollin...
"These pictures take me back into a time which will never be like that again." Vanity Fair shares Sonny Rollins' foreword for the new book Jazz: Best of the Apollo, Village Vanguard, and Riverside Sessions, featuring photos by Steve Schapiro: www.vanityfair.com/culture/phot...
This Friday and Saturday May 29th and 30th, catch WKCR's Sonny Rollins Memorial Broadcast, featuring 48 non-stop hours of the Saxophone Colossus. Listen anywhere at www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/story/s...
"I just want the music to play itself... If I have to think about what I'm doing, then the moment is already gone, you know?" NPR's Fresh Air shares Sonny Rollins' interviews from 1994 and 2005: www.npr.org/2026/05/29/n...
The NY Times presents a multi-faceted look at the life and career of Sonny Rollins, featuring a biography, interviews, and essential albums: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/a...
Alyn Shipton salutes the great “saxophone colossus” Sonny Rollins, who has died aged 95
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Read Sonny Rollins: Still a Student by Chris M. Slawecki on All About Jazz. Discover in-depth jazz Interview coverage, artist features, and expert writing since 1995.
The Jazz Session #653: Three Conversations With Sonny Rollins by The Jazz Session on Patreon. Join The Jazz Session's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Rollins, who died May 25, had for decades been hailed as the greatest living jazz musician. Kevin Whitehead offers an appreciation, and we listen back to Rollins' 1994 interview with Terry Gross.
