Sonny Rollins, American jazz saxophonist, dies at 95 (rollingstone.com)

• Sonny Rollins died May 25, 2026 at age 95 at his Woodstock, NY home.
• Considered one of jazz's greatest improvisers, known for "Saxophone Colossus."
• Received Grammy Lifetime Achievement, National Medal of Arts, Kennedy Center Honors.

"Sonny Rollins, the influential jazz tenor saxophonist known for his improvisational skill and iconic albums like "Saxophone Colossus," died May 25, 2026, at his home in Woodstock, New York, at age 95. His death was confirmed by publicist Terri Hinte. Rollins recorded with Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, and the Rolling Stones, contributing to "Waiting on a Friend." He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2004), National Medal of Arts (2010), and Kennedy Center Honors (2011). He retired in 2014 due to pulmonary fibrosis."