As another evening falls, the Lenox Lounge sits dim and lonely. Commuters pour out of the 125th Street subway station and onto Lenox Avenue, past its padlocked door. At Ginny’s Supper Club across the street, a mostly black crowd of men in suits and women in heels sips and sways as a band turns out [...]
Bilal’s ‘A Love Surreal’ Alludes to the John Coltrane Classic
March 4, 2013 | Posted by
By co-opting the title of John Coltrane’s 1965 classic, A Love Supreme, Bilal is at least hinting at lofty expectations. For the most part he exceeds them. Love songs can be tricky business. At its core, the majority of Soul/R&B music is about falling in and out of love and all the complications relationships bring. [...]
Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington Headlines 35th Annual John Coltrane Memorial Concert
November 3, 2012 | Posted by
Now in its 35th year, the John Coltrane Memorial Concert honors the late jazz icon’s towering legacy. Terri Lyne Carrington, the drummer, composer, and producer (and recent Grammy winner, thank you very much), will lead this weekend’s all-star program hosted by WGBH’s Eric Jackson with tributes to Steve Schwartz, jazz producer and radio personality, and [...]
New Children’s Book Introduces John Coltrane’s Life, Music and Spirituality
October 19, 2012 | Posted by
Sometimes, when you lose almost everything as a child, a lifeline appears that restores your faith and re-ignites your spirit. For John Coltrane, that lifeline was the saxophone, and the musical dreams it inspired. Spirit Seeker: John Coltrane’s Musical Journey (Clarion/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)-written by NY Times-bestselling author Gary Golio (JIMI: Sounds Like A Rainbow) and [...]
Kirk Whalum Brings Smooth Jazz Sensibilities to John Coltrane
August 3, 2012 | Posted by
It was a question — or, at the least, a consideration — that sat in the back of Kirk Whalum’s mind as he assembled his newest album: “What would John Coltrane think?” Those who have experienced Whalum’s Grammy-winning music over the past 27 years would probably never contemplate such a query. Both artists can be [...]
Blue Note Releases 6 Master-Quality Catalog Classics on HDtracks
July 29, 2012 | Posted by
Blue Note/EMI is pleased to announce today’s high definition, master-quality audio release of six classics from the label’s legendary catalog on HDtracks. John Coltrane’s Blue Train, Eric Dolphy’s Out To Lunch, Herbie Hancock’s Maiden Voyage, Wayne Shorter’s Speak No Evil, Horace Silver’s Song for My Father, and Larry Young’s Unity have been digitally remastered for [...]
