About this episode

This episode explores the life and career of saxophonist Sonny Rollins, highlighting his contributions to jazz music.

Saxophonist Sonny Rollins (born Sept 7, 1930) is universally considered one of the most creative musicians the music has produced. Throughout his long recording career he produced over 60 albums as a leader, was awarded a lifetime Grammy award and the Kennedy Center award in 2011. A number of his compositions have become jazz standards, including Oleo, St Thomas, Airegin, and Doxy. Help sponsor St. Michael's Jazz Fest Donate to the Jazz Legends podcast Contact us at stmichaelsjazzfest@gmail.com

People in this episode

Host: Jazz Legends

Topics covered

• Sonny Rollins
• jazz standards
• music history
• saxophonists
• Grammy awards

Keywords

• Sonny Rollins
• jazz
• saxophone
• music career
• Grammy
• jazz standards

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Grammy, Kennedy Center

Books & works: Oleo, St Thomas, Airegin, Doxy

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