Ravi Coltrane settles into his week as Resident Artistic Director with a pair of cutting-edge bands that focus on his original compositions. His trio is a decidedly electrified distillation of the young band from his Cosmic Music project featuring keyboardist Gadi Lehavi and drummer Elé Howell. His veteran acoustic quartet, now dubbed Coltraxx, includes pianist David Virelles, bassist Dezron Douglas, and drummer Johnathan Blake.
An artist whose career occupies a singular niche in modern jazz, Ravi Coltrane has established a sound and concepts that stand undeniably on their own, extending far beyond the shadow of his iconic name. Early experience in John Coltrane Quartet drummer Elvin Jones' Jazz Machine and maverick saxophonist Steve Coleman's M-Base movement helped build Coltrane's expansive aesthetic, leading to a procession of increasingly audacious recordings as a leader and collaboration with artists ranging from his mother, harpist and pianist Alice Coltrane, and cousin, iconoclastic producer Flying Lotus, to pianist Chick Corea, trumpeter Terence Blanchard, and drummer Jack DeJohnette. In 2014, Coltrane curated a week of SFJAZZ performances celebrating the 50th anniversary of the recording of his father's masterpiece A Love Supreme.
TRIO PERSONNEL
Ravi Coltrane tenor and soprano saxophone
Gadi Lehavi keyboards
Elé Howell drums
COLTRAXX PERSONNEL
Ravi Coltrane tenor and soprano saxophone
David Virelles piano
Dezron Douglas bass
Johnathan Blake drums
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For this exclusive four-night run, saxophonist and composer Ravi Coltrane explores the music of his legendary parents John Coltrane and Alice Coltrane.
An artist whose career occupies a singular niche in modern jazz, Ravi Coltrane has established a sound and group concept that stands undeniably on its own, extending far beyond the shadow of his iconic name. Early experience in John Coltrane Quartet drummer Elvin Jones' Jazz Machine band and maverick saxophonist Steve Coleman's M-Base movement helped build Coltrane's expansive aesthetic, leading to a procession of increasingly audacious recordings as a leader and collaboration with artists ranging from his mother, harpist and pianist Alice Coltrane, and cousin, iconoclastic producer, and electronic musician Flying Lotus, to pianist Chick Corea and trumpeters Terence Blanchard and Ralph Alessi.
Although Coltrane has delved into his father's work on occasion, including serving as artistic director for SFJAZZ's weeklong celebration of the 50th Anniversary of John Coltrane's A Love Supreme in 2014, this historic week of music will be the first time he has seriously re-examined the singular work of both his parents. With these concerts, Coltrane is furthering his family legacy by "embracing jazz's past only as a means to communicate his own modern-day voice" (Okayplayer).
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An artist whose career occupies a singular niche in modern jazz, Ravi Coltrane has established a sound and concepts that stand undeniably on their own, extending far beyond the shadow of his iconic name. Early experience in John Coltrane Quartet drummer Elvin Jones' Jazz Machine and maverick saxophonist Steve Coleman's M-Base movement helped build Coltrane's expansive aesthetic, leading to a procession of increasingly audacious recordings as a leader and collaboration with artists ranging from his mother, harpist and pianist Alice Coltrane, and cousin, iconoclastic producer Flying Lotus, to pianist Chick Corea, trumpeter Terence Blanchard, and drummer Jack DeJohnette. In 2014, Coltrane curated a week of SFJAZZ performances celebrating the 50th anniversary of the recording of his father's masterpiece A Love Supreme.
TRIO PERSONNEL
Ravi Coltrane tenor and soprano saxophone
Gadi Lehavi keyboards
Elé Howell drums
COLTRAXX PERSONNEL
Ravi Coltrane tenor and soprano saxophone
David Virelles piano
Dezron Douglas bass
Johnathan Blake drums
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For this exclusive four-night run, saxophonist and composer Ravi Coltrane explores the music of his legendary parents John Coltrane and Alice Coltrane.
An artist whose career occupies a singular niche in modern jazz, Ravi Coltrane has established a sound and group concept that stands undeniably on its own, extending far beyond the shadow of his iconic name. Early experience in John Coltrane Quartet drummer Elvin Jones' Jazz Machine band and maverick saxophonist Steve Coleman's M-Base movement helped build Coltrane's expansive aesthetic, leading to a procession of increasingly audacious recordings as a leader and collaboration with artists ranging from his mother, harpist and pianist Alice Coltrane, and cousin, iconoclastic producer, and electronic musician Flying Lotus, to pianist Chick Corea and trumpeters Terence Blanchard and Ralph Alessi.
Although Coltrane has delved into his father's work on occasion, including serving as artistic director for SFJAZZ's weeklong celebration of the 50th Anniversary of John Coltrane's A Love Supreme in 2014, this historic week of music will be the first time he has seriously re-examined the singular work of both his parents. With these concerts, Coltrane is furthering his family legacy by "embracing jazz's past only as a means to communicate his own modern-day voice" (Okayplayer).
Ravi Coltrane settles into his week as Resident Artistic Director with a pair of cutting-edge bands that focus on his original compositions. His trio is a decidedly electrified distillation of the young band from his Cosmic Music project featuring keyboardist Gadi Lehavi and drummer Elé Howell. His veteran acoustic quartet, now dubbed Coltraxx, includes pianist David Virelles, bassist Dezron Douglas, and drummer Johnathan Blake.
An artist whose career occupies a singular niche in modern jazz, Ravi Coltrane has established a sound and concepts that stand undeniably on their own, extending far beyond the shadow of his iconic name. Early experience in John Coltrane Quartet drummer Elvin Jones' Jazz Machine and maverick saxophonist Steve Coleman's M-Base movement helped build Coltrane's expansive aesthetic, leading to a procession of increasingly audacious recordings as a leader and collaboration with artists ranging from his mother, harpist and pianist Alice Coltrane, and cousin, iconoclastic producer Flying Lotus, to pianist Chick Corea, trumpeter Terence Blanchard, and drummer Jack DeJohnette. In 2014, Coltrane curated a week of SFJAZZ performances celebrating the 50th anniversary of the recording of his father's masterpiece A Love Supreme.
TRIO PERSONNEL
Ravi Coltrane tenor and soprano saxophone
Gadi Lehavi keyboards
Elé Howell drums
COLTRAXX PERSONNEL
Ravi Coltrane tenor and soprano saxophone
David Virelles piano
Dezron Douglas bass
Johnathan Blake drums
~~~~~~~~~~
For this exclusive four-night run, saxophonist and composer Ravi Coltrane explores the music of his legendary parents John Coltrane and Alice Coltrane.
An artist whose career occupies a singular niche in modern jazz, Ravi Coltrane has established a sound and group concept that stands undeniably on its own, extending far beyond the shadow of his iconic name. Early experience in John Coltrane Quartet drummer Elvin Jones' Jazz Machine band and maverick saxophonist Steve Coleman's M-Base movement helped build Coltrane's expansive aesthetic, leading to a procession of increasingly audacious recordings as a leader and collaboration with artists ranging from his mother, harpist and pianist Alice Coltrane, and cousin, iconoclastic producer, and electronic musician Flying Lotus, to pianist Chick Corea and trumpeters Terence Blanchard and Ralph Alessi.
Although Coltrane has delved into his father's work on occasion, including serving as artistic director for SFJAZZ's weeklong celebration of the 50th Anniversary of John Coltrane's A Love Supreme in 2014, this historic week of music will be the first time he has seriously re-examined the singular work of both his parents. With these concerts, Coltrane is furthering his family legacy by "embracing jazz's past only as a means to communicate his own modern-day voice" (Okayplayer).
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An artist whose career occupies a singular niche in modern jazz, Ravi Coltrane has established a sound and concepts that stand undeniably on their own, extending far beyond the shadow of his iconic name. Early experience in John Coltrane Quartet drummer Elvin Jones' Jazz Machine and maverick saxophonist Steve Coleman's M-Base movement helped build Coltrane's expansive aesthetic, leading to a procession of increasingly audacious recordings as a leader and collaboration with artists ranging from his mother, harpist and pianist Alice Coltrane, and cousin, iconoclastic producer Flying Lotus, to pianist Chick Corea, trumpeter Terence Blanchard, and drummer Jack DeJohnette. In 2014, Coltrane curated a week of SFJAZZ performances celebrating the 50th anniversary of the recording of his father's masterpiece A Love Supreme.
TRIO PERSONNEL
Ravi Coltrane tenor and soprano saxophone
Gadi Lehavi keyboards
Elé Howell drums
COLTRAXX PERSONNEL
Ravi Coltrane tenor and soprano saxophone
David Virelles piano
Dezron Douglas bass
Johnathan Blake drums
~~~~~~~~~~
For this exclusive four-night run, saxophonist and composer Ravi Coltrane explores the music of his legendary parents John Coltrane and Alice Coltrane.
An artist whose career occupies a singular niche in modern jazz, Ravi Coltrane has established a sound and group concept that stands undeniably on its own, extending far beyond the shadow of his iconic name. Early experience in John Coltrane Quartet drummer Elvin Jones' Jazz Machine band and maverick saxophonist Steve Coleman's M-Base movement helped build Coltrane's expansive aesthetic, leading to a procession of increasingly audacious recordings as a leader and collaboration with artists ranging from his mother, harpist and pianist Alice Coltrane, and cousin, iconoclastic producer, and electronic musician Flying Lotus, to pianist Chick Corea and trumpeters Terence Blanchard and Ralph Alessi.
Although Coltrane has delved into his father's work on occasion, including serving as artistic director for SFJAZZ's weeklong celebration of the 50th Anniversary of John Coltrane's A Love Supreme in 2014, this historic week of music will be the first time he has seriously re-examined the singular work of both his parents. With these concerts, Coltrane is furthering his family legacy by "embracing jazz's past only as a means to communicate his own modern-day voice" (Okayplayer).
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