Memorial Page for Sonny Rollins (née Walter Theodore Rollins)
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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May 26th, 2026
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Saxophonist Sonny Rollins' concert "Saxophone '72" at the Finlandia Hall in Helsinki 30.8.1972.
Saxophonist Sonny Rollins' concert "Saxophone '72" at the Finlandia Hall in Helsinki 30.8.1972.
Saxophonist Sonny Rollins' concert "Saxophone '72" at the Finlandia Hall in Helsinki 30.8.1972.
Saxophonist Sonny Rollins' concert "Saxophone '72" at the Finlandia Hall in Helsinki 30.8.1972.
Saxophonist Sonny Rollins' concert "Saxophone '72" at the Finlandia Hall in Helsinki 30.8.1972.
Saxophonist Sonny Rollins' concert "Saxophone '72" at the Finlandia Hall in Helsinki 30.8.1972.
Saxophonist Sonny Rollins in a press photo dated to 1974. No copyright markings on the photo
Sonny Rollins at Detroit Jazz Festival (August 31, 2012)
At his 80th birthday show at the Beacon Theater in New York City, Sept. 10, 2010.
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Sonny Rollins at Stockholm Jazz Fest 2009
Sonny Rollins in a 2011 performance
Biography
Sonny Rollins (* September 7, 1930 in Harlem; † May 25, 2026 in Woodstock) was an american jazz saxophonist and composer. He was 95 years old. He studied at Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics. He received 7 awards, including Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Paul Acket Award. His cause of death was pulmonary fibrosis.
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2 EventsBorn in Harlem, New York
1930Died in Woodstock, Ulster County (pulmonary fibrosis)
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Sonny Rollins (née Walter Theodore Rollins). Forever remembered.