Wednesday is the 100th anniversary of the birth of John Coltrane. A tenor titan born a century ago may seem like old news, but with his timeless vision, Coltranes ...

The sax star turned his back on fame to embrace free jazz. Caught on a tape machine hidden in an overcoat, newly revealed recordings show how he did it ...

From obsessive practise to jazz greatness, John Coltrane built an enduring legacy, cemented by A Love Supreme, one of jazz's best-selling albums.

Few jazz musicians inspire more respect or demand more attention than John Coltrane. Elvin Jones, Coltrane's drummer in "The Classic Quartet" (1961-65), said that most people who listen seriously to ...

The John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival returns to Oak Hollow Festival Park on Sept. 5–6, 2026, for its 15th anniversary celebration, bringing an all-star mix of jazz, blues, soul, ...

Join Al Davis in celebrating John Coltrane’s music with our John Coltrane Centennial Special on GBH Music’s Jazz on 89.7, ...

Honing his own expressive power with extraordinary discipline, the saxophonist spent his career achieving new levels of musical transcendence.

When John Coltrane succumbed to liver cancer in 1967, he was at the forefront of the jazz world. No saxophonist was more admired by his peers or beloved by his fans. Coltrane was only 40 years old, ...

This year would've marked the 90th birthday of John Coltrane, the towering saxophonist who remains one of jazz's most venerable players. But 2016 marks another number, 49: the number of years we've ...

Alice Coltrane, an avant-garde jazz pianist and widow of saxophone great John Coltrane, whose musical legacy she helped keep, has died at age 69 of respiratory failure, an official said Sunday. By ...

John Coltrane's son Ravi Coltrane on the long-lost recording of his father's that is now seeing the light of day for the first time. By Natalie Weiner A trip to the late Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in ...