Matinee 1: Sonny Rollins
Matinee 1: Sonny Rollins
Both fun and educational, Family Matinees provide a window into
the exciting world of live jazz. Each one-hour matinee features live
performance, audience participation, Q&A and amazing music.
Although designed for elementary school students, our Family
Matinees are open to music fans of all ages. This fall, the Marcus Shelby
Trio hosts our Matinee series, highlighting the music of the great jazz
masters – two of whom will appear at this year’s Festival: Sonny Rollins,
Thelonious Monk and Ornette Coleman. Enjoyed individually or as a
series, these Family Matinees will change the way you hear jazz.
Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins is considered as one of the most
important and influential jazz musicians. Many of his compositions
have become standards in the jazz lexicon, including “St. Thomas,”
“Oleo,” “Doxy” and “Airegin.” Throughout his prolific career he
performed and recorded with many of the greats such as Miles
Davis, Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker, inspiring generations
of musicians with his signature style, as well as pioneering the
sound of the “pianoless” trio.





