In the late summer of 1961, a John Coltrane-led quintet featuring fellow saxophonist Eric Dolphy — as well as drummer Elvin Jones, pianist McCoy Tyner, and bassist Reggie Workman — held a month-long ...
John Coltrane’s ‘A Love Supreme’ is set to be reissued as a cassette on March 27 as part of its 60th anniversary.
“I think the main thing a musician would like to do is give a picture to the listener of the many wonderful things that he knows of and senses in the universe.” − John Coltrane On Dec. 9 and 10, 1964, ...
Features Live Recordings From Coltrane’s 1961 Residency At The Village Gate. In the summer of 1961, John Coltrane headlined at the celebrated music venue, the Village Gate. With a lineup of musicians ...
The service begins casually, a potpourri of worshipers in suits, tie-dye, colorful African garb, or religious vestments gathered at the door of a storefront near the corner of Fillmore and Eddy ...
Sitting in the window of the Artfunk gallery on Jackson Street in San Francisco is a painting of jazz legend John Coltrane. While most people walking by will see the image of a great musician, ...
(RNS) — They were two of the religion’s most impactful and unique gurus in its evolution into an American way of life. (RNS) — More than 50 years after his death, John Coltrane is rightfully ...
In April of 1957 John Coltrane was in a dark place. Miles Davis had just kicked him out of the biggest jazz group in the country for his “junkie s—,” a struggle with heroin and alcohol abuse that ...
Not too long ago I was talking to this man. I'll call him a friend even though we have never spent a great deal of time together but because I've known him for years and we've always gotten along ...