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Introduced by Jamie Cullum the footage hasn’t been seen for 40 years and the gig captures Rollins after his 1972 comeback when his bands started to sound funkier and to use electric guitar and bass. The band for this 1974 set features Japanese...
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Catch him as he leads his group tonight at the Atlas Performing Arts Center as part of its ongoing jazz series. 8 p.m. $15-$25. Tonight, radio personality Rusty Hassan will host a discussion with Novosel at UDC's Recital Hall (Performing Arts - Bldg....
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 04: Muscian Sonny Rollins arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on December 4, 2011 in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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Russell Howard's Good News 10.00 Eastenders 10.30 Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 11.30 Family Guy 12.15 American Dad! 1.00-2.00 Russell Howard's Good NewsBBC47.00 World News 7.30 The Birth of British Music 8.30 Transatlantic Sessions 9.00 Arena: Sonny...
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In a category that featured a number of delicious story lines in jazz titan Sonny Rollins' bracing live recording Road Shows Vol. 2"; Joe Lovano's tribute to Charlie Parker, Bird Songs"; and pianist Fred Hersch's live recording that marked his...
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“Sonny Light” is a little more rhythmically straightforward, though the melody sounds just as meticulously strung together as the other selections. Written as a light-hearted homage to Sonny Rollins, “Sonny Light” splashes in the tropical waves with...
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Jazz musician and 2011 Kennedy Center Honoree Sonny Rollins poses on the red carpet as he arrives to the Kennedy Center for the gala performance for the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, December 4, 2011. View Photo »
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Calls to the artist and to Brown’s office Thursday were not returned. A partial lineup for the 2012 Jacksonville Jazz Festival was announced Thursday. Headliners scheduled to appear at the free downtown festival May 24-27 include the Grammy-winning...
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The 2012 Jacksonville Jazz Festival will feature some big names, including Sonny Rollins and Karrin Allyson. Those who pick up a Jazz Festival commemorative poster will spot another big name: Mayor Alvin Brown's. This is the first time since the...
About Sonny Rollins
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Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930 in New York City) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Rollins' long, prolific career began at the age of 11, and he was playing with piano legend Thelonious Monk before reaching the age of 20. Rollins is still touring and recording today, having outlived most of his contemporaries such... Full Article
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 4: Musician Sonny Rollins listens during a Kennedy Center Honors reception in the East Room on December 4, 2011in Washington, DC. For their accomplishments and contributions to the arts actress Meryl Streep, singer Neil Diamond, actress Barbara Cook, musician...
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Jazz musician Sonny Rollins leaves after the Kennedy Center Honors reception at the White House in Washington December 4, 2011.
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US President Barack Obama (R) speaks as Kennedy Center Honorees (L-R) Barbara Cook, Neil Diamond, Yo-Yo Ma, Sonny Rollins and Meryl Streep listen during a reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 4, 2011.
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Kennedy Center Honoree Jazz musician Sonny Rollins (L) arrives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 4, 2011 to attend a reception hosted by US President and First Lady.
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Kennedy Center Honorees (L-R) Barbaa Cook, Neil Diamond, Yo-Yo Ma, Sonny Rollins and Meryl Streep laugh on a joke by US President as he speaks during a reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 4, 2011.
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US President Barack Obama greets Kennedy Center Honorees (L-R) Neil Diamond, Yo-Yo Ma, Sonny Rollins and Meryl Streep during a reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 4, 2011.
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Kennedy Center Honoree Sonny Rollins takes part in an interview after arriving at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the Kennedy Center Honor gala performance on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011 in Washington.
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Kennedy Center Honoree Sonny Rollins arrives at the Kennedy Center for the Preforming Arts for the gala performance for the Kennedy Center Honorees on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011 in Washington.
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...2011 Kennedy Center Honors recipient, saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins, left, sits next to fellow honoree, actress Meryl Streep, as she reacts to comments from President Barack Obama, not pictured, during a reception for the recipients of the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors in the East...
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 3: The five recipients of the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors, Back row, from left to right: musician Yo-Yo Ma; actress Meryl Streep; and singer Neil Diamond. Front row, from left to right: musician Sonny Rollins; and actress Barbara Cook pose for a photo...
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 3: Recipients of the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors Back row, from left to right: George Stevens, Jr. , creator of 'The Kennedy Center Honors'; Yo-Yo Ma; Meryl Streep; Neil Diamond; and David M. Rubenstein, Chairman, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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Kennedy Center honoree Sonny Rollins and friend, Terri Hinte, arrive at the State Department for a dinner and reception for the Kennedy Center honorees on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011 in Washington.
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WOMAN'S ID IS UNKNOWN - Kennedy Center honoree Sonny Rollins, left, arrives at the State Department for a dinner and reception for the Kennedy Center honorees on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011 in Washington.
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American tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, right, performs with drummer Sammy Figueroa, rare, during his concert in the Palace of Arts in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011.
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American tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins performs during his concert in the Palace of Arts in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011.
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American jazz tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins during a performance at the Copenhagen Jazz Festival at The Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen on Sunday, July 3, 2011.
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Jazz musician and 2011 Kennedy Center Honoree Sonny Rollins poses on the red carpet as he arrives to the Kennedy Center for the gala performance for the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, December 4, 2011.
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 4: (L-R) Actress Barbara Cook, singer Neil Diamond, musician Yo-Yo Ma, musician Sonny Rollins and actress Meryl Streep listen while U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a Kennedy Center Honors reception in the East Room on December 4, 2011in Washington,...
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Recipients of the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors, from left, saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins, singer Barbara Cook, singer and songwriter Neil Diamond, actress Meryl Streep, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma, listen to the National Anthem with first lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama, from...
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President Barack Obama, right, and first lady Michelle Obama, seen standing in the audience at right, applaud the recipients of the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors, from left, singer and songwriter Neil Diamond, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins, and actress Meryl...
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President Barack Obama, right, delivers remarks at a reception for the recipients of the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors, from left, singer Barbara Cook, singer and songwriter Neil Diamond, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins, and actress Meryl Streep, in the East Room of...
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) chats with 2011 Kennedy Center Honoree jazz musician Sonny Rollins (front R) as cellist Yo-Yo Ma (rear L) chats with actress Meryl Streep at the U.S. State Department after a gala dinner for the Honorees in Washington December 3, 2011.
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...2011 Kennedy Center Honorees (front row L-R): jazz musician Sonny Rollins, Broadway actress Barbara Cook, (back row L-R): cellist Yo-Yo Ma, actress Meryl Streep, and singer and songwriter Neil Diamond, pose for a group photo after a gala dinner at the U.S. State Department in Washington...
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(Front L-R): U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton poses for a group photo with 2011 Kennedy Center Honorees, jazz musician Sonny Rollins, Broadway actress Barbara Cook, (back L-R): cellist Yo-Yo Ma, actress Meryl Streep, and singer and songwriter Neil Diamond at the U.S. State Department...
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (2nd row L) and her husband, former President Bill Clinton (2nd row R), pose for a group photo with 2011 Kennedy Center Honorees (1st row, L-R): jazz musician Sonny Rollins, Broadway actress Barbara Cook, (2nd row, 2nd L- 2nd R): cellist Yo-Yo Ma,...
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 4: Musician Sonny Rollins listens during a Kennedy Center Honors reception in the East Room on December 4, 2011in Washington, DC. For their accomplishments and contributions to the arts actress Meryl Streep, singer Neil Diamond, actress Barbara Cook, musician...
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