Please join Ars Nova Workshop in celebrating the life and legacy of John Coltrane on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth. A week of performances kicks off with the Sun Ra Arkestra performing bold new arrangements of the legendary saxophonist’s music at the Mandell Theater on Wednesday, September 23. John Coltrane changed […]
Join DJ Spinna, Cosmo Baker, and Angelika Beener for a night of dancing and celebration of John Coltrane's centennial. Advance tickets highly suggested
Please join Ars Nova Workshop and music historian and journalist Ashley Kahn, as he discusses the legacy of John Coltrane with three of his most eminent living friends and collaborators: bassist Reggie Workman, drummer Andrew Cyrille, and saxophonist Odean Pope; at The Study at University City on September 24.
Please join Ars Nova Workshop in celebrating the life and legacy of John Coltrane on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth, with NEA Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington, and the multi-faceted L’Rain at the Mandell Theater on Thursday, September 24, 2026. John Coltrane changed the course of music, but his story is […]
Centering community archives and the theme of Jazz. Spirit. Stories. History, the festival will explore the creative and spiritual legacy of John Coltrane (1926-1967) through projects led by Philadelphia-based artists, historians, filmmakers, and others. All programs in the three-day festival (Sept. 25 - 27) are free to the public and will include live performances, film screenings, […]
Presented by Scribe Video Center, North Philadelphia History Festival (NPHF): The John Coltrane Edition is a multi-site celebration of Black and Puerto Rican cultural history in North Philadelphia. Curated by Leslie Willis-Lowry, lead archivist at the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, the Coltrane 100 exhibition resonates in John Coltrane's own spiritual voice. The exhibit highlights his spiritual […]
Presented by Scribe Video Center, North Philadelphia History Festival (NPHF): The John Coltrane Edition is a multi-site celebration of Black and Puerto Rican cultural history in North Philadelphia. The Black Press Digs Deep into Philly's Jazz Giants. Curated by students from Jubilee School, The Word is the Music explores the Philadelphia jazz scene of the 1940s through 1960s, tracing […]
Presented by Scribe Video Center, North Philadelphia History Festival (NPHF): The John Coltrane Edition is a multi-site celebration of Black and Puerto Rican cultural history in North Philadelphia. Dr. Diane D. Turner and Serkaddis Alemayehu of the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection present selections of newly recorded interviews, archival photography, and audio selections from their project “We […]
Please join Ars Nova Workshop for a conversation with Michelle Coltrane and Salim Washington, moderated by Coltrane Symposium organizer Anyabwile Love.
Please join Ars Nova Workshop and eminent Japanese Coltrane scholar, Yasuhiro Fujioka, for a discussion surrounding he pivotal 1966 Japanese tour and recordings that many consider among Coltrane’s most triumphant achievements; at the URBN Annex Screening Room at Drexel University on September 25.
Please join Ars Nova Workshop in celebrating the life and legacy of John Coltrane on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth, with Irreversible Entanglements performing Ascension and the legendary trio of Odean Pope, Reggie Workman and Andrew Cyrille, at the Mandell Theater on Friday, September 25, 2026. John Coltrane changed the course […]
Isaiah Collier will present his "Collier Plays Coltrane" program to close the series with a special performance honoring the music and impact of John Coltrane through innovative interpretations and original compositions.