On 26 May 2026, American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins died at the age of 95 in New York. Rollins, known as the 'Saxophone Colossus', was one of the last living pioneers of modern jazz and shaped the sound of the genre for more than seven decades. His death ends a direct living connection to the postwar golden age of jazz that influenced musicians across the world.
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