Sonny Rollins
Martin Gayford recalls the lessons he learnt meeting Sonny Rollins. Martin interviewed the saxophonist in New York in 2010 on the eve of a concert celebrating his 80th birthday.
Critic Martin Gayford tells the stories of his encounters and friendships with five leading jazz musicians as a fan, an amateur music promoter and, latterly, as a journalist.
Martin recalls the lessons that he learnt from his two meetings, over the space of a 12 years, with the saxophone colossus Sonny Rollins. Martin travelled to New York in 2010 to interview him on the eve of a concert celebrating his 80th birthday, his life changed by the events of September 11th, when his lower Manhattan home was destroyed.
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