Results for "Sonny Rollins"

Sonny Rollins: Road Shows Vol.1

by Mark Corroto
October 29, 2008

The sound of Sonny Rollins is unmistakable. Instantly recognizable when he plays just one note, this living legend has long stood out in the crowd of tenor players during the remarkable six decades he's been recording and playing.Since Rollins took control of his music publishing a few years ago, releasing recordings under his own ...

Jazz Icons Series 3: Sonny Rollins '65 and '68

by C. Michael Bailey
September 23, 2008

Sonny Rollins Jazz Icons Series 3: Sonny Rollins '65 and '68 Jazz Icons 2008 Sonny Rollins '65 and '68 inaugurates the Jazz Icons Series 3. Previously reviewed among these electrons was Jazz Icons Series 2. Along with Series 1, these three DVD sets comprise an important multimedia library ...

Sonny Rollins Live: New CD & DVD Due from Doxy/Emarcy in October

September 22, 2008

Expectations run very high at Sonny Rollins concerts, for both audiences and the saxophonist himself. Considered jazz's greatest living improviser, Rollins seizes the opportunity offered by each live performance to search for his lost chord; his audiences await nothing short of transcendence. An extraordinary double dose of Rollins in concert is due on October 28, when ...

Sonny Rollins 78th Birthday Celebration

September 4, 2008

Sonny Rollins, aka the Saxophone Colossus, turns 78 on Sunday, September 7. His website, sonnyrollins.com, is hosting a multimedia celebration that focuses on his fans, his web visitors, his greatest inspiration, Coleman Hawkins, and his extraordinary new recording, Road Shows, Vol. 1. Content available for viewing or download includes an animated transcription of The Everywhere Calypso, ...

When Sonny Slayed the Dragon

August 30, 2008

The Great Sonny Rollins in Central Park

August 9, 2008

Still Building His Castles of Sound Sixty years in show business teaches a bandleader how to build a performance arc, or, in the saxophonist Sonny Rollins's case, a series of them. On Wednesday, at Central Park SummerStage, his arcs were almost vertical: Eiffel Tower gradations rather than gentle bell curves. And the shape of the show ...

Sonny Rollins: Freedom Suite

by Robert Iannapollo
August 7, 2008

From 1955-59, it appeared that Sonny Rollins could do no wrong. One needs only to listen to the 1-2-3 punch of Saxophone Colossus, Live At The Village Vanguard or Way Out West for confirmation. Most jazz fans know these albums backwards and forwards.One of the albums from this period that's only slightly less revered ...

St. Thomas

Featuring the music of Sonny Rollins
Duration: 10:27
May 29, 2008

Sonny Rollins: Touring, Life Today and the Future

by Larry Taylor
March 26, 2008

Jazz great Sonny Rollins is gearing up for an ambitious 2008 touring season, which will take him from the West Coast (April 3 at UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall and April 5 at Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts in Southern California), then east for appearances at Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center, April 18, and Morristown, N.J., April ...

Legendary Jazz Greats Sonny Rollins and McCoy Tyner Honored at the Grammy Salute to Jazz

February 7, 2008

Los Angeles (CA) Legendary jazz greats Sonny Rollins and McCoy Tyner were honored at the GRAMMY Salute To Jazz. in Los Angeles. The event featured a cocktail reception, live performances and appearances by the honorees and the Gibson/Baldwin GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles. Introductions were made by Neil Tesser and Master of Ceremonies Bill Cosby. Cosby, also a ...