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Ravi Coltrane
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Ravi Coltrane- tenor and soprano saxophonist, bandleader, and composer - has fronted a variety of jazz lineups, recorded critically-hailed albums as leader, produced recordings by other artists - including his mother, worked as sideman for jazz luminaries, overseen important jazz reissues, and founded an independent record label. Seventeen years since finding his life's path, it seems music was Ravi's destiny from the outset. Born the second son of John and Alice Coltrane in 1965 in Long Island, New York and raised in the Los Angeles area, he was named after Indian sitar legend Ravi Shankar
First Weekend of the 2026 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
by Mark Robbins
The Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots in New Orleans is transformed for two weekends a year into the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Once inside the gates the walk to the far end of the fair grounds to the Jazz Tent is filled the sounds of music from the Kid's Tent, zydeco, soul and ...
How John Coltrane Changed Rock Music: Eight Miles High
by Kyle Simpler
In a 1969 interview, Miles Davis said, “I could put together the greatest rock 'n' roll band you ever heard." In many ways, Davis did just that, though it remains a point of contention among many of his fans, who might argue otherwise. Davis himself later made the point that his music from the late sixties and ...
Ralph Alessi Quartet al Torrione di Ferrara
by Libero Farnè
Ralph Alessi Quartet Torrione Jazz Club Ferrara 18 aprile 2026 Il Torrione, riconosciuto ormai a livello internazionale come un jazz club di prim'ordine con la sua programmazione costantemente rivolta all'attualità, è sempre frequentato da uno zoccolo duro di adepti, da una “confraternita del jazz" avrebbe detto John Fante. Tra gli ...
Terence Blanchard & Ravi Coltrane: Miles Davis & John Coltrane Centennial at UMS
by C. Andrew Hovan
Terence Blanchard & Ravi Coltrane Hill Auditorium Miles Davis & John Coltrane Centennial Ann Arbor, Michigan February 15, 2026 How fitting that jazz titans Miles Davis and John Coltrane were both born in 1926. As the centennial of their births is celebrated across the country, tributes have taken many forms. ...
Matt Marantz: About Music, Money and Mouthpieces
by Dean Nardi
Back in ancient times, when people would buy actual magazines with paper and print and pictures and ads, some of the music publications would offer companion CD compilations. You could always find two or three tracks that stood out and maybe enticed you to check out an artist's recorded output. That is how I came across ...
Jack DeJohnette August 9, 1942 - October 26, 2025
by Maurice Hogue
This show honours Jack DeJohnette, one of my all-time favourite musicians, and certainly my favourite drummer. His name is everywhere in my music collection and I am so thankful that I got to see him play live. Those performances were spectacular and so very memorable. In this show, you'll hear Jack featured in a number of ...
Focus on the late Jack DeJohnette
by Len Davis
Today we remember a truly wonderful musician--a creative soul whose passion and artistry touched everyone who heard him play. Throughout his life, Jack DeJohnette performed with countless bands and ensembles, always bringing a melodic sensitivity, strong rhythmic drive, and an openness to every musical style he explored. From jazz and fusion to avant-garde and beyond, he ...
Children of the Light: Forging New Footprints
by Jiaowei Hu
"The trio is a real laboratory for colours, voices, and ways of playing interactions," says the Panamanian-born jazz pianist Danilo Pérez. With bassist John Patitucci and drummer Brian Blade, Pérez has forged a bond over two decades in Wayne Shorter's last and yet groundbreaking Footprints Quartet. After Shorter withdrew from the public eye, the three sidemen ...
