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Sonny Rollins on Steve Schapiro’s Unseen Photos of Jazz Giants

Sonny Rollins on Steve Schapiro’s Unseen Photos of Jazz Giants

Published by Sam Flores

Miles, Red Garland. I mean, these pictures take me back into a time which will never be like that again. Everybody was working. Everybody was contributing. Everybody was being appreciated. Jazz was appreciated. Of course, many of these guys aren’t here anymore, and that’s emotional for me, too. Here I am, the last guy standing. And I’m sure that the habits I established around that time – healthy habits – were responsible for my good fortune. It’s hard for me to look through these pictures with anything but great feeling: Coleman Hawkins, Philly Joe Jones, Jimmy Heath, Pete La Roca. All these guys represent a family that’s special to me. I was lucky, because I always had a great family life with my wife at home. But these guys, you could say that they were a family, too. The photos that Steve Schapiro took of me at the Apollo have special meaning for me. I spent my life going to the Apollo. As a youngster, I used to go there every week and catch the …

Sonny Rollins death: One of last great post-war jazz legends dubbed the ‘Saxophone Colossus’ dies aged 95

Sonny Rollins death: One of last great post-war jazz legends dubbed the ‘Saxophone Colossus’ dies aged 95

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Sonny Rollins, one of the defining musicians of postwar jazz and among the last surviving stars of the bebop era, has died aged 95. Rollins’ publicist Terri Hinte confirmed his death, writing that “one of the most honoured and influential figures in American music of the 20th century and beyond, died this afternoon at his home in Woodstock, NY.” No cause of death was given, but the saxophonist reportedly suffered from pulmonary fibrosis and other respiratory problems in recent years, forcing him into retirement more than a decade ago. Across a career spanning more than six decades, Rollins became celebrated for his expansive improvisations, muscular tenor saxophone sound and constant stylistic experimentation. He recorded more than 60 albums as a bandleader and worked with many of the central figures of modern jazz, including Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, …

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins sent staff Easter email about Jesus, God

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins sent staff Easter email about Jesus, God

Published by Sam Flores

Brooke Rollins, US agriculture secretary, speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 27, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Sipa | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins sent USDA staff an Easter email that emphasized the story of Jesus being crucified and resurrected, a message that some Christians said alienated them for its overt religiosity. “Happy Easter — He is Risen indeed,” Rollins wrote in the email sent on Good Friday, which CNBC has reviewed and was first to report. “From the foot of the Cross on Good Friday to the stone rolled away from the now empty tomb, sin has been destroyed,” Rollins wrote. “Jesus has been raised from the dead. And God has granted each of us victory and new life. And where there is life — risen life — there is hope.” The email included an illustration of a round stone rolled away from the entrance to Jesus’ tomb, with the words “Christ is Risen” written above the image. …