Saxophone Colossus: Jazz Musician in New York

About Saxophone Colossus

Saxophone Colossus is a jazz saxophonist whose work centers on Sonny Rollins’ repertory and the mechanics behind it, from melodic variation to long-form improvisational logic. Based in New York City’s performance orbit, he appears at Dizzy’s Club with projects that foreground bebop and hard-bop tenor language and the rhythmic drive associated with Rollins’ circle, where he has also performed. His sets move through written themes and open improvisation with an emphasis on structure over display. The approach treats Rollins’ legacy as a method to be studied as much as a songbook to be played.