Celebrating Bird by Gary Giddins6/20/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Part jazz oral history told in the musicians’ own words, part chronicle of one man’s quest for social justice and spiritual enlightenment, Aidan Levy’s is the definitive biography of one of the most enduring and influential artists in jazz and American history.Īidan Levy is the author of Dirty Blvd.: The Life and Music of Lou Reed and editor of Patti Smith on Patti Smith: Interviews and Encounters. The story of Sonny Rollins-innovative, unpredictable, larger than life-is the story of jazz itself, and Sonny’s own narrative is as timeless and timely as the art form he represents. ![]() Known as the “Saxophone Colossus,” Sonny Rollins is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz improvisers of all time, winning Grammys, the Austrian Cross of Honor, Sweden’s Polar Music Prize and a National Medal of Arts. Gary Giddins in Conversation with Aidan Levy Gary is a participant in the free “Ecology of Media & Music” conference at Brooklyn, NY, at the Intermedium – scan the QR code for more information – Monday, June 12, 2023 ![]()
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