Sonny Rollins, the influential tenor saxophonist celebrated as the 'Saxophone Colossus' for his innovative approach to modern jazz, has passed away at the age of 95.

Sonny Rollins, the fiercely inventive tenor saxophonist whose decades-spanning career helped define modern jazz and earned him the nickname 'Saxophone Colossus,' died Monday at his home in upstate New York, according to a statement posted to his social media accounts. He was 95.