Sonny Rollins

Aidan Levy, author of ‘Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins,’ recommends the greatest live performances from the legendary saxophonist.

While We Are Still Here organization to unveil historic marker honoring Coleman Hawkins in Harlem on Saturday, September 9 at 1 pm.

Music documentarian Robert Mugge discusses his new memoir "Notes from the Road: A Filmmaker's Journey through American Music"

WBGO’s Lee Mergner chooses ten of his favorite jazz album covers, which set new standards for design and marketing.

In celebration of Juneteenth, WBGO presents a playlist of jazz tracks that reflect this day of freedom and liberation.

WBGO’s Lee Mergner presents his selections for the ten best jazz solos on classic rock and pop hits, including songs by Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell and Sting.

A look back at features, profiles, interviews and performances from wbgo.org during 2022

WBGO’s Lee Mergner talks with author Aidan Levy about Saxophone Colossus, his biography of jazz tenor titan Sonny Rollins

To state the obvious, this was a year like no other.For many of us, 2020 was a heartbreaker, a marathon slog, a stress engine — or all of the above. At…

“It really was a paradisical place to be, the jazz club.” That relatably wistful sentiment is uttered by saxophonist Sonny Rollins at one point in a…