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…
Singer Madeleine Peyroux is embarking on a U.S. tour through the West, Southwest, and South to continue her promotion of Half The Perfect World (Rounder).
Peyroux’s tour will include stops at the Wells Fargo Center in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Feb. 16, Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., on Feb. 18, Ikeda Theatre in Mesa, Ariz., on Feb. 20, Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe, N.M., on Feb. 21, Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, on Feb. 22, Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 24, Club V in Houston, Texas, on Feb. 25, House of Blues in New Orleans, La., on Feb. 27, Mobile Civic Center Theater in Mobile, Ala., on Mar. 1, Atlanta Symphony Hall in Atlanta on Mar. 3, Polk Theater in Nashville, Tenn., on Mar. 4, Tampa Theatre in Tampa, Fla., on Mar. 6, Parker Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Mar. 7, Carolina Theatre in Durham, N.C., on Mar. 9, The Orange Peel in Asheville, N.C., on Mar. 10, Charleston Music Hall in Charleston, S.C., on Mar. 11 and McGlohon Theatre in Charlotte, N.C., on Mar. 13.
For more information go to: madeleinepeyroux.com
Onstage, Rollins would move about restlessly, thrusting his tenor sax in the air as he blew.
May 26, 2026 11:08 AM
Sonny Rollins, the iconic saxophonist, composer and improviser whose career stretched from the origins of bebop to 21st…
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