Living legend, multiple Grammy Award winner and NEA Jazz Master Sonny Rollins, one of the all-time great tenor saxophonists and one of the few remaining jazz titans, and his band celebrate Jazz Appreciation month at the Arsht Center as the headliners of the final JAZZ ROOTS concert of the 2008-2009 season.




Purchase tickets to other performances in the Jazz Roots series below


A Tribute to Ella and Basie – February 20, 2009

Roots of Fusion – March 27, 2009


SEE HIGHLIGHTS AND VIDEO FOR THE JAZZ ROOTS SERIES AT JAZZROOTS.NET


Support for the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County’s Jazz Roots education program is generously provided by the Arison Arts Foundation; with the additional support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Carl and Toni Randolph Charitable Fund at Dade Community Foundation; Ruth and Richard Shack Family Fund at Dade Community Foundation; and the individual support of William Kleh, Larry Rosen, and Henry Smek. The Jazz Roots education program is also funded in part by The Children’s Trust. The Trust is a dedicated source of revenue established by voter referendum to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County.