Sonny Rollins, the towering tenor saxophonist known as “the Saxophone Colossus,” whose improvisations helped shape modern jazz across a career that spanned more than seven decades, died Monday, May 25, at his home in Woodstock. He was 95. Rollins, a Harlem-born musician who worked with Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, and the Rolling Stones, […]
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Jack DeJohnette, Musician with Towering Legacy Stretching from Miles Davis to Levon Helm, Has Died
Drummer, pianist, and Woodstock resident Jack DeJohnette, a towering figure and anchor of Woodstock’s enduring artistic legacy who dazzled, inspired, challenged, and delivered creative resolution to audiences across decades, performing with everyone from Miles Davis to Levon Helm, has died. He was 83. DeJohnette, a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master […]
