Magnet Magazine — Happy 94th birthday Sonny Rollins. Saxophone colossus. The post Happy 94th Birthday Sonny Rollins appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Guardian Music — Jazz Cafe, London Breakout stars of the London jazz scene Moses Boyd and Binker Golding thrill a young crowd with polyrhythms, improvisation, funk riffs and driving drumsBinker and Moses – a spartan sax and drums duo, playing largely improvise... more info

Guardian Music — Blue NoteIn his youth, saxophonist Wayne Shorter used to travel with his trumpeter brother, Alan, carrying instrument cases labelled Mr Weird and Mr Strange. Even then, the clues to his idiosyncratic art were already showing. The now 85-year-old Newa... more info

Allmusic Blog — ​The tenor saxophone master shares the first take of the title track from his timeless album Way Out West, available as part of a deluxe reissue of the landmark jazz recording. more info

XLR8R — NYC's hip-hop fusion group QNA have shared "Karoshi," a second single from the upcoming record, XII. New York City is known for its once legendary jazz scene, helping cut the teeth of greats like Charlie Parker and Sonny Rollins. While the scene has ... more info

New York Times — This personal collection of hundreds of Mr. Rollins’s recordings and notes reveal his quest to improve his stamina and power as a saxophonist. more info

Guardian Music — (ACT)There’s a lot of inviting improv space in the harmonically free trio format of saxophone, bass and drums, but there’s also nowhere to hide. Only the most resourceful players have risked it (saxophonists Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson... more info

Guardian Music — (Doxy/Okeh)Since the turn of the century, when he reached age 70, Sonny Rollins has recorded many of his concerts, and since 2008 he’s been dipping into them for release on his own label, Doxy Records. This is the fourth album in the series, mostly... more info

Mercury News, California — From newcomers Mario Castro and Marquis Hill to legends Chick Corea and Sonny Rollins, here is our list of the year's best jazz recordings. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Titling an album "Live at the Village Vanguard" surely isn't something taken lightly by jazz artists. The storied Greenwich Village jazz club has hosted a wealth of almost mythic live recordings from the likes of Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans, Albert Ayl... more info