Awards & Winners

Sonny Rollins

Date of Birth 07-September-1930
Place of Birth New York City
(New York, United States of America, Area code 917)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Sonny Rollins & Co., Sony Rollins & Co., Theodore Walter Rollins, Rollins, Sonny, Sonny Rolllins, Newk, Colossus, Uncle Don, Theodore Sonny Rollins
Profession Musician, Composer, Bandleader, Saxophonist
Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Rollins is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. A number of his compositions, including "St. Thomas", "Oleo", "Doxy", and "Airegin", have become jazz standards.

Awards by Sonny Rollins

Check all the awards nominated and won by Sonny Rollins.

2012


Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album Road Shows Vol. 2

2011


Kennedy Center Honors

Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album Road Shows Vol. 2
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo Sonnymoon For Two
Track from: Road Shows Vol. 2

2005


Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Honored for : Why Was I Born?
(Soloist)

Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo Why Was I Born?

2001


Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Honored for : This Is What I Do

Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Echo Award for Jazz Production This Is What I Do
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album This Is What I Do