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  • Big Band Coltrane at Historic Mother Bethel AME featuring Josh Lee & The Extended Family with V. Shayne Frederick

    Mother Bethel AME Church 419 S. 6th Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    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 […]

    $10

  • A Sacred Return: The Spiritual Legacy Of John Coltrane featuring the Ruth Naomi Floyd Quartet

    Church of the Advocate 1801 W. Diamond Street (entrance on Gratz Street)

    Through jazz, we return John Coltrane’s spiritual legacy to the sacred space where he performed in a historic 1966 concert. In response to his enduring influence, the Ruth Naomi Floyd Quartet and the Church of the Advocate will present an afternoon program featuring a brief lecture, a moderated panel discussion with the musicians, an audience […]

    $10

  • Tara Middleton & Jupiter Blue: Coltrane, Spirit and the Spaceways

    Holy Name of Jesus 701 East Gaul Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    The Philadelphia duo of vocalist and lyricist Tara Middleton and guitarist-composer DM Hotep takes John Coltrane's compositions as departure points and reopens them through voice, guitar, and responsive electronics. Both are members of the Sun Ra Arkestra, and they carry Coltrane's example of disciplined listening, spiritual searching, and musical freedom into new territory. Spoken word […]

  • A Tribute to Coltrane: Tim Brey Quintet ft. Chris Coles and John Swana presented by Notsolatin

    Notsolatin 1440 W. Ritner Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    The albums "My Favorite Things," "Coltrane Plays the Blues," and "Coltrane's Sound," all recorded in October 1960, signaled a major shift in Coltrane's concept as a composer and improviser. Brey reinvents compositions from these seminal records, and explores his own original music inspired by Coltrane and his journey. The ensemble will feature Brey on piano, […]