Everything he was able to do, he did in the city of Philadelphia," said his son. A city-wide series of concerts and events in ...

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

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

This elegant contemporary reinvention of 1963 album John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman pairs Marsalis’s post-bop sax with Reeves’ agile vocals, to time-stopping effect ...

Claude Alvin Ford, a Kansas City alto saxophonist and mentor, made jazz the soundtrack of his neighborhood and inspired ...

Billie Holiday, Miles Davis... jazz has long spoken truth to power, even without words. In fact, the genre's lack of lyrics ...

On what would have been John Coltrane’s 100th birthday, Impulse! Records is opening another door into the saxophonist’s endlessly expanding musical universe.

Tirthankar Mitra Few noted individuals are remembered after their passing, even if they reach the landmark of 100 years. But ...

American tenori di forza are a thing. Tenor saxophonists, that is. Sal Nistico, Sam Butera, Don Menza, Frank Tiberi, Jerry ...

Coltrane, who died in 1967 at age 40, was a comet who lit up the sky, constantly refining his saxophone style and technique alongside his composing, bandleading and advocacy for younger colleagues.

John Coltrane, who would have turned 100 last week, is considered one of the giants of jazz for his brilliant improvisational skills and torrential sound. Lesser known, however, is his influence on ...