Mission: The Sonny Rollins Bridge Project seeks to rename NYC’s Williamsburg Bridge to commemorate Rollins’ musical sabbatical there from 1959-1961.
To commemorate Rollins’ sabbatical on the Bridge and to honor this living legend, we are proposing to rename the Williamsburg Bridge SONNY ROLLINS BRIDGE. Legislation to rename the bridge has been introduced to the New York City Council and is forthcoming from the State of New York.
Please Join the Quest for Sonny Rollins Bridge.
The Sonny Rollins Bridge Project began in March 2016 out of love and respect for the living legacy of Sonny Rollins, the Saxophone Colossus. Many helpful folks have been consulted along the way (see Thanks).
Thirteen years prior, the same Ken Vandermark’s 2003 comments about Sonny Rollins helped us reevaluate Rollins’ 1960’s music.
Hilton Als’ profile of Sonny Rollins in Pitchfork Magazine.
The herculean work of The Jazz Loft Project.
The film was inspired by seeing Hamiet Bluiett and Muhal Richard Abrams play live in October 2016.
Walking over the Williamsburg Bridge over the past dozen years listening for Sonny Rollins’ horn.