John Scheinfeld’s latest film, Chasing Trane, isn’t just another jazz documentary—it’s more like a history lesson with heart. For his tribute to the great saxophonist, the director has assembled a ...

John Coltrane completely changed the face of music in a recording career that lasted only a little over ten years. He was so influential in so many ways that it’s impossible to list them all.

Live musical performances are usually freer than those recorded in studios, for reasons having to do with the peculiar psychology of many performing artists. In public, where what’s played is what’s ...

American jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane photographed in 1960. Evening Standard/Getty Images Losing Coltrane at such a relatively young age, on July 17, 1967, was one of the biggest crimes ...

Following Miles Davis... September 23, 2026, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great jazz saxophonist John ...