♫ SONNY ROLLINS Viewing Mikayla's Tribute - "Blue Room" ♪

On November 19, 2006, Mr. Sonny Rollins met with a group of 4 talented young sax players in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mikayla Gilbreath (a 13 year-old alto player) was honored to be among that group. In this video, Mr. Rollins views a video of Mikayla playing his version of "Blue Room," which Mikayla recorded as a tribute to him. This is the video of Mr. Rollins watching that performance, and reacting to it. Mikayla is standing just to the left of, and slightly behind, Mr. Rollins.

The video that Mr. Rollins was watching is available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VP0H821-RA

Unfortunately, the lighting in the room was dim and the resulting video is quite dark as well - BUT WELL WORTH WATCHING.
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MIKAYLA GILBREATH IS FEATURED ON:

► AllAboutJazz.com, where she writes a recurring column featuring interviews with established jazz artists, emerging jazz musicians, and noted jazz educators. You can read Mikayla's latest article at: http://mikaylagilbreath.com/latestaajarticle.html .

You can also read Mikayla's Musician Profile on All About Jazz at: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=16647 .

► "JazzTimes" magazine (September, 2007), in Nat Hentoff's article entitled "Bridging Generations" which can be read online at: http://jazztimes.com/articles/19019-bridging-generations

► "MEETING SONNY - THE SONNY ROLLINS PODCASTS" which can be viewed at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZQoDq4jSyo

► NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO in the audio portion of Howard Mandel's article entitled "Saxophonist Sonny Rollins Still Swinging Strong," which is available at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9701347

► JAZZ.com at http://www.jazz.com/jazz-blog/2008/6/29/the-jazz-network

► "KEEP SWINGING" jazz blog in the Netherlands (11-12-07) which is available at: http://keepswinging.blogspot.com:80/2007/11/they-lovingly-nicknamed-me-jazz-n... . This article is published in both Dutch and English.
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• Sonny
• Rollins
• music
• jazz
• sax
• saxophone
• Mikayla
• alto
• tenor
• soprano
• Coltrane
• Sanborn
• Whalum
• Dulfer
• Parker
• Abair

[Tsutsomu]

thanks for sharing this incredible moment with us.

As a beginner musician, I can easily imagine what's this moment mean for you.

Keep playing dear friend.

I'll be the first to come and encourage you when you'll perform solo in France ;)

Best regards :

Steph.

[mikaylasax]

Thanks again for your support and friendship Steph.

[anggitoruan]

If Mr. Sonny Rollins says you've got talent, well, you know he's right...

[FIERCE10IFY]

Astounding!! Keep up the great work Mikayla. Maybe I too someday shall witness one of your magnificent concerts in London, U.S., Germany, Paris, Italy, etc. Keep up the hard work. You sound great!!

[thepeople1325]

man i wish i could meet sonny rollins