Coltrane 100 Philly Community Project Grant

A collaboration between V. Shayne Frederick and Josh Lee and the Extended Family that explores the music of John Coltrane through the lens of the big band. The performance will take place at the historic Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, coinciding with Land Ownership Week during the 232nd Anniversary of the founding of Historic […]

Through jazz, we return Coltrane’s spiritual legacy to the sacred space where he performed twice. In response to his enduring influence, the Ruth Naomi Floyd Quartet and the Church of the Advocate will present an afternoon program featuring a lecture, a curated conversation, an audience Q&A, and a concert with new arrangements of John Coltrane’s […]