Sonny Rollins knew not to die young | Froma Harrop

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Sonny Rollins knew not to die young | Froma Harrop

Jazz & Blues
When:
May 28, 2026 ยท 1:15 PM
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Shockoe Institute opens bold exhibition on enslavement
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Shockoe Institute opens bold exhibition on enslavement

How is it that the "Saxophone Colossus" Sonny Rollins lived to 95? Aren't jazz musicians supposed to die at tragically early ages? Actually, that's a myth that Rollins and others proved flawed.

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