The New York City native, whose famous compositions include "St. Thomas" and "Oleo," is considered one of the most ...

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.

One of the last stars of the bebop generation, Rollins was a genius of melodic invention and improvisation, working with Davis, Monk, Coltrane and others ...

Legendary Jazz musician Sonny Rollins, who was known as the "saxophone colossus", has died aged 95. He died at his home in ...

Saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who spent years practicing in solitude as a young man on a New York bridge, died May 25 at age 95, his publicist said.

During a long career based out of D.C., he championed the Great American Songbook, led the house band at Blues Alley and ...

That's one of the most important contributions that jazz has made to the social progress of this nation. Even many years ago when guys started playing together, there were always groups of musicians ...

Jazz musician, Sonny Rollins, widely known as the “saxophone colossus,” has died at the age of 95, Rollins died at his home ...

Even by the standards of a music that prizes individuality, he stood out, as both a musician and a personality.

Sonny Rollins, the titanic tenor saxophonist whose fearless improvisations and huge, burnished sound helped shape modern jazz ...