May 26, 2026 11:08 AM
Sonny Rollins Passes Away at 95
Sonny Rollins, the iconic saxophonist, composer and improviser whose career stretched from the origins of bebop to 21st…
Arts For Art’s 13th annual Vision Festival, New York’s multidisciplinary celebration of avantjazz music, poetry, dance and art, will run from June 10–15 at Manhattan’s Clemente Solo Vélez Cultural Center.
Vision Festival XIII will present more than 50 events, including music and dance performances, poetry readings, film and visual art projections and panel discussions, on two stages. This year’s schedule includes several performances by musicians and groups playing at the festival for the first time, including those being spotlighted in Saturday afternoon’s Emerging Artist showcase, as well as a full night of performances on June 11 dedicated to the lifetime achievement of New Orleans saxophonist and educator Edward “Kidd” Jordan.
Some of the groups scheduled to perform include: Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet, James Spaulding’s Swing Expressions, Jordan/Fielder Quartet and Roy Nathanson’s Sotto Voce.
More info: visionfestival.org
Onstage, Rollins would move about restlessly, thrusting his tenor sax in the air as he blew.
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