One of jazz’s true outsiders, but also one of its most restless, pioneering spirits, Rahsaan Roland Kirk continues to inspire and influence today’s cutting-edge musicians. The release of two superb ...
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The house where jazz legend John Coltrane lived in Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion ...
When Ravi Coltrane 's acoustic quartet, Coltraxx, took the stage at San Francisco's Miner Auditorium, it wove a tapestry of sound that honored jazz's lineage while boldly pushing its boundaries. The ...
We don’t associate the great jazzman John Coltrane with the symphony orchestra, but the two find common ground this weekend in an imaginative piece by Guillaume Connesson, composer in residence at the ...
March 10 (UPI) --A church leader in San Francisco is asking for the public's help to find a historic saxophone, linked to legendary jazz musician John Coltrane. Archbishop Reverend Franzo King, who ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A San Francisco church leader is asking for the public's help in recovering a stolen saxophone -- an instrument that has been a vital part of the community for more than 50 ...
For over four decades now, bassist John Patitucci has proved his mettle with some of the most iconic artists in the history of jazz. “Spirit Fall,” harkens to the classic saxophone trios of the late ...
To celebrate a seminal composition and performance — one we might need now more than ever — we ask dozens of sax players what Coltrane’s masterpiece means to them. They say Rome wasn’t built in a day.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — You might think that an orchestra that excels in the Austro-German repertoire could prove to be the wrong tool for the special demands of French music. But think again. On Thursday ...
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 ...
Playoff football does not change from high school to the NFL. Thousand Oaks High’s football team—on the strength of its stifling Green Mamba Defense and power back Justin Lewis rumbling between ...
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