Jazz Saxophonist Sonny Rollins Dies at 95

Legendary jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins died Monday at his residence in Woodstock, New York. He was 95. His publicist, Terri Hinte, confirmed the death in a statement to The New York Times but did not disclose a specific cause. She told The Associated Press that Rollins had been largely confined to his home for the past two years because of multiple physical ailments.

performed for seven decades and released more than 60 albums.

Obama presented Rollins with the National Medal of Arts at the White House in 2011 and honored him again that year as a Kennedy Center Honoree. Rollins gave his final public performance in 2012 after being diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. He stopped playing even at home in 2014.