SONNY ROLLINS, tenor saxophonist, is one of the jazz world's greatest improvisational arti...

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Sonny Rollins was 23 years old when he played with Miles Davis and Charlie Parker.

23 years · age

Sonny Rollins will be the guest of honor at the JazzTimes Convention from November 16 to 19 in New York.

Sonny Rollins joined the Clifford Brown-Max Roach quintet in the early 1950s.

Sonny Rollins is now in his sixties.

SONNY ROLLINS, tenor saxophonist, is one of the jazz world's greatest improvisational artists. At the tender age of 23, he played with Miles Davis and Charlie Parker. In the early 1950s, he joined the Clifford Brown-Max Roach quintet. He also began a critically-acclaimed solo career. Now in his sixties, he feels obligated to carry on the vision of his own mentors to today's rising stars. His latest album, "Old Flames" (Milestone), focuses on jazz standards and features Sonny backed by a brass section. ROLLINS will be the guest of honor at the JazzTimes Convention in November 16-19, in New York. (REBROADCAST from 2

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