Sonny Rollins was one of five individuals who have been selected to receive the Kennedy Center Honors of 2011.
Along with fellow recipients singer Barbara Cook, singer and songwriter Neil Diamond, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and actress Meryl Streep, Rollins was honored at the 34th annual national celebration of the arts on December 4."I am deeply appreciative of this great honor," said Mr. Rollins, "In honoring me, the Kennedy Center honors jazz, America's classical music. For that, I am very grateful."
I am personally, very excited about this honor and extremely happy for Mr. Rollins. To read the entire article, continue here to Jazz Times: http://jazztimes.com/articles/29041-sonny-rollins-honored-by-kennedy-center-and-president-obama
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