Sonny Rollins Tag Archive

Doug Webb following in the footsteps of Sonny Rollins

It’s one of the biggest challenges for a saxophonist playing with only a drummer and bassist rather than the inclusion of a piano. Doug Webb achieves that challenge! With...

Sonny Rollins Donates Major Gift to Oberlin Conservatory of Music

Renowned Ohio based conservatory, Oberlin Conservatory of Music announced that Sonny Rollins has donated a generous gift to establish he Oberlin Conservatory of Music Sonny...

The story behind the Iconic Jazz photograph – A Great Day in Harlem

HISTORY IN THE MAKING The January 1959 issue of Esquire in which Art Kane’s photo originally appeared…Sarah Goodyear wrote this fascinating back story published in the...

Why the Williamsburg Bridge Should Be Renamed After Sonny Rollins

Fred Kaplan has written a very interesting article in Slate magazine . The Sonny Rollins Bridge Project seeks to rename NYC’s Williamsburg Bridge to commemorate Rollins’...

Mike Casey – Mack The Knife

Today it’s exactly 61 years ago that Sonny Rollins released his legendary album Saxophone Colossus. Featuring 5 tracks, two of penned by Rollins himself, the album presented...