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  1. Rollins, A Titan, Is Gone

    Jazz icon Sonny Rollins has died at age 95. His music influenced generations and changed jazz forever. What is his legacy?

    #SonnyRollins, #JazzLegend, #Saxophone, #RIPSonnyRollins, #JazzMusic

    newsletter.tf/jazz-legend-sonn

  2. #JazzLegend #SonnyRollins dies aged 95

    by Toby Mann, May 26, 2026

    "Legendary Jazz musician Sonny Rollins, who was known as the '#SaxophoneColossus', has died aged 95.

    "He died at his home in Woodstock, New York, on Monday afternoon according to a statement from his publicist, who called him 'one of the most honored and influential figures in American music'.

    "Rollins had a prolific career that began in the late 1940s. He worked with artists including Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane and released more than 60 albums as a band leader. He won two Grammys before respiratory illness forced him to retire in 2014.

    "The cause of his death has not been announced."

    bbc.com/news/articles/c1e224dw

    #SaxophoneMan #BlackMusicians #JazzMusicians #RestInPower

  3. #JazzLegend #SonnyRollins dies aged 95

    by Toby Mann, May 26, 2026

    "Legendary Jazz musician Sonny Rollins, who was known as the '#SaxophoneColossus', has died aged 95.

    "He died at his home in Woodstock, New York, on Monday afternoon according to a statement from his publicist, who called him 'one of the most honored and influential figures in American music'.

    "Rollins had a prolific career that began in the late 1940s. He worked with artists including Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane and released more than 60 albums as a band leader. He won two Grammys before respiratory illness forced him to retire in 2014.

    "The cause of his death has not been announced."

    bbc.com/news/articles/c1e224dw

    #SaxophoneMan #BlackMusicians #JazzMusicians #RestInPower

  4. #JazzLegend #SonnyRollins dies aged 95

    by Toby Mann, May 26, 2026

    "Legendary Jazz musician Sonny Rollins, who was known as the '#SaxophoneColossus', has died aged 95.

    "He died at his home in Woodstock, New York, on Monday afternoon according to a statement from his publicist, who called him 'one of the most honored and influential figures in American music'.

    "Rollins had a prolific career that began in the late 1940s. He worked with artists including Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane and released more than 60 albums as a band leader. He won two Grammys before respiratory illness forced him to retire in 2014.

    "The cause of his death has not been announced."

    bbc.com/news/articles/c1e224dw

    #SaxophoneMan #BlackMusicians #JazzMusicians #RestInPower

  5. #JazzLegend #SonnyRollins dies aged 95

    by Toby Mann, May 26, 2026

    "Legendary Jazz musician Sonny Rollins, who was known as the '#SaxophoneColossus', has died aged 95.

    "He died at his home in Woodstock, New York, on Monday afternoon according to a statement from his publicist, who called him 'one of the most honored and influential figures in American music'.

    "Rollins had a prolific career that began in the late 1940s. He worked with artists including Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane and released more than 60 albums as a band leader. He won two Grammys before respiratory illness forced him to retire in 2014.

    "The cause of his death has not been announced."

    bbc.com/news/articles/c1e224dw

    #SaxophoneMan #BlackMusicians #JazzMusicians #RestInPower

  6. #JazzLegend #SonnyRollins dies aged 95

    by Toby Mann, May 26, 2026

    "Legendary Jazz musician Sonny Rollins, who was known as the '#SaxophoneColossus', has died aged 95.

    "He died at his home in Woodstock, New York, on Monday afternoon according to a statement from his publicist, who called him 'one of the most honored and influential figures in American music'.

    "Rollins had a prolific career that began in the late 1940s. He worked with artists including Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane and released more than 60 albums as a band leader. He won two Grammys before respiratory illness forced him to retire in 2014.

    "The cause of his death has not been announced."

    bbc.com/news/articles/c1e224dw

    #SaxophoneMan #BlackMusicians #JazzMusicians #RestInPower

  7. Sonny Rollins, the 'saxophone colossus,' has passed away at 95. His 60‑year legacy of innovation and heartfelt jazz will be remembered by generations. Rest in harmony.

    🚩 #SonnyRollins #JazzLegend #SaxophoneColossus

  8. #LouisArmstrong

    #Satchmo

    #JazzLegend

    #VoixDeLaLiberté

    #BluesSpirituel

    #RésistanceEnMusique

    #ChantsDesOpprimés

    #socialmedia

    #MusicLovers

    youtube.com/watch?v=y3EQnxskwwI

    Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) pictured moisturizing his lips while travelling on a train during his tour of France, November 1955. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images)