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Sonny Rollins, jazz saxophone legend, dies

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Sonny Rollins, giant of jazz saxophone whose muscular sound set the style in the mid-1950s
Sonny Rollins, who has died aged 95, was, as the title of his most celebrated album declared, a Saxophone Colossus.

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Sonny Rollins, Giant of the Jazz Saxophone, Is Dead at 95
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Jazz legend Sonny Rollins is dead
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Legendary Jazz Saxophonist Sonny Rollins Dead at 95
Sonny Rollins -- the legendary jazz saxophonist honored twice by former President Barack Obama -- has died in New York.

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Sonny Rollins Dies: Jazz Giant Was 95
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Sonny Rollins, trailblazing jazz saxophonist, dies at age 95
Poughkeepsie Journal
10y

Shaping sound and an identity with the saxophone

There is push and pull. There is give and take. There are crests and there are troughs. Saxophone player Miguel Zenon, when performing his combination of jazz and Latin American folkloric music, seems to maintain a steady position in relation to his listener.
Jazz
7y

Sax Strike: The Sound of Jazz without Saxophones

Possibly, more than any other instrument, the saxophone defines the sound of jazz. Most jazz combos have at least one saxophonist on the front—and when you see that saxophone, you know it's going to be doing a LOT of soloing, even if the bandleader or ...
Chicago Tribune
10y

The magical sound of Miguel Zenon’s saxophone

Even if Miguel Zenon didn’t command a formidable technique and excel in the immensely attractive music of his native Puerto Rico, he would lure listeners with the signature sound of his horn. Translucent in tone, lyrical in spirit and rich in expressive ...
San Diego Reader
7y

Warm, dark saxophone sounds

“There are more people playing jazz music at a higher level than ever before in the history of jazz.” That’s Ian Buss’s answer when I ask him about choosing a career playing straight-ahead jazz music for an audience that, according to industry ...
Rolling Stone
6y

Learning to Play the Saxophone? Here Are Three That We Like

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Deciding to learn how to play the saxophone is one thing. Figuring out where to start when it comes to actually ...
KHON2
5y

Rockford Holmes Entertains the viewers of Living808 in honor of National Saxophone Day

Honolulu (KHON2) – Local Saxophonist, Rockford Holmes brings the smooth music to Living808 with his relaxing saxophone sounds. National Saxophone Day is honored every year on November 6th, it is a day that celebrates the birth of Adolphe Sax, the ...
Lexington Herald Leader
15y

David Sanborn's sax sound is his signature

Few sounds from an alto saxophone are more distinctive than the music of David Sanborn. Once heard, it's never mistaken for anyone else's music. Sanborn's playing is lyrical and sweet but meaty enough to summon scores of varying jazz and soul inspirations.
The Stranger
19y

Sax Blows

In the middle of their set at the Paramount a couple weekends ago, surrounded by windmilling guitarists and kit-smashing drummers, one of Modest Mouse’s new members pulled out a trumpet. A couple weekends before that, tourmates-to-be Man Man tooted a ...
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