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b. 1964, Birmingham, Western Midlands, England. Motivated into music by his Jamaican-born parents and by his trombonist sibling, Winston Rollins, Dennis also used the trombone. Although his early hearing was funk, by his early teenagers he was hearing and playing jazz. As he created his own design, both forms came …

Clifton Anderson, the nephew of Sonny Rollins along with a longtime person in his band, is definitely in the uncomfortable position of writing the stage along with his uncle, position motionless while Rollins needs extended solos. In 1996 by himself excellent Landmarks documenting (Milestone), Anderson finally got the chance to …