Photo Gallery – Adrian Rollini
Portrait of Adrian Rollini – F.H.
This photograph is probably from about 1927. Adrian Rollini’s phenomenal bass saxophone sound is heard in many of the recordings by the California Ramblers and in all of the 1927 recordings of Bix Beiderbecke and His Gang.
Photo of Adrian Rollini in 1927 – N.D.
This is a photo of a section of the California Ramblers: Adrian Rollini (center), Sylvester Ahola (right), and Tommy Fellini (left) taken on top of the Banford Theatre in Newalk, New Jersey, in February 1927. Note that Ahola is holding a camera. He took film of the New Yorkers in the fall of 1927 but never captured Bix on film. Nick notes that Ahola is 6 feet tall. Rollini was described by his brother Arthur as being 5’5 or 5’6. However, Ahola and Rollini appear to be approximately of the same height.
Adrian Rollini With Bass Saxophone, late 1920s – E.B
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