In 2014 the Sonny Rollins documentary ‘Tomorrow I’ll play better’ / (‘Morgen speel ik beter’) was released in which the saxophonist (1930) spoke about his music and life: ‘I want to perfect myself and my music all the time.’ That same year, the jazz legend took the decision to stop performing due to health reasons. […]
Ruud Jacobs
A musical eruption like never heard before: Sonny Rollins in Holland
One of the best concerts ever given in the Netherlands was the performance by the American tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins (1930) at the Arnhem Academy of Art in 1967. “It was a musical eruption like never heard before and that probably never will happen again,” said saxophonist and jazz promoter Hans Dulfer, who was in […]