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Sonny Rollins Dies at 95, Revered Tenor of Modern Jazz

His death confirmed by his publicist may boost a campaign to rename the Williamsburg Bridge linked to a defining period of his career.

Sonny Rollins Dies at 95, Leaving a Seven‑Decade Jazz Legacy

Miles Davis at 100: Reinvention That Changed Modern Music

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International Jazz Day Puts Chicago’s All‑Star Concert in the Spotlight as Global Events Unfold

Newport Jazz Festival Announces 2026 Lineup Led by Herbie Hancock and Coltrane–Miles Centennial

Amen Corner Remains the Masters’ Defining Test

Critics Call SonyLIV’s Jazz City Ambitious Yet Uneven

Mexico’s Culture Ministry Launches Monthlong Women-Focused Arts Program in Mexico City

Michel Portal, Pioneering French Clarinetist and Composer, Dies at 90

Lizzo Sets Blue Note Club Residencies With Jazz-Flute Reworkings as Presale Starts

Chicago to Host UNESCO International Jazz Day 2026, All‑Star Concert April 30

Argentine Jazz Great Roberto 'Fats' Fernández Dies at 88

Jazz Fest 2026 Lineup Announced With Eagles, Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart, Earth, Wind & Fire

Jazz Drummer Jack DeJohnette, Anchor of Miles Davis’ Fusion Era, Dies at 83

Jack DeJohnette, Influential Jazz Drummer, Dies at 83

Jack DeJohnette, Pioneering Jazz Drummer, Dies at 83

Klaus Doldinger, Composer of Germany’s Iconic ‘Tatort’ Theme, Dies at 89

Pynchon's Shadow Ticket Lands in Germany After 12-Year Hiatus

Johan Grimonprez’s ‘Soundtrack to a Coup d’État’ Opens in France, Recasting Congo’s 1960 Upheaval

Jim McNeely, Influential HR-Bigband Leader, Dies at 76