Events

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. Scribe presents a selection of films produced from 1970 to the present exploring John and Alice Coltrane’s music and spiritual legacy.

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. Anula Shetty and Michael Kuetemeyer of Termite TV are working in collaboration with Iris Brown of the Norris Square Neighborhood Project to install a series of augmented reality artworks […]

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 acclaimed saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins and a celebration of the music of Alice Coltrane, at the Mandell Theater on Saturday, September 26, 2026. John Coltrane changed the course of music, but […]

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. In tandem with Coltrane 100 Philly, Jazz Philadelphia’s season of coordinated citywide programming celebrating a century of Coltrane, Gerald Veasely and Lovett Hines will program concerts as part of NPHF, […]

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. Community historian Faye Anderson will lead guests on a bus tour of performance, social and sacred spaces John Coltrane frequented during his years living in North Philadelphia.

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 culminates with the duo of Marilyn Crispell and Tyshawn Sorey at the Mandell Theater on Sunday, September 27, 2026. Marilyn Crispell has become one of the most […]

Library Mixtape is a club for folks to listen to and discuss vinyl records! Whether you are just starting to get into records or you're an avid crate digger, we welcome listeners of all b ackgrounds. Library Mixtape meets last Wednesdays of the month from 5:30-7:30PM, and there's a different monthly theme. Our format is […]

This October, First Friday pays tribute to 100 years of John Coltrane with vocalist and pianist V. Shayne Frederick, hailed by The Philadelphia Inquirer as "one of the region's greatest jazz singers." Frederick brings together a first-class quintet for two special performances honoring John Coltrane on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Between sets, explore […]

John Coltrane turned 100 this year. His music still sounds like the future. The Philadelphia Jazz Legacy Project invites you to sit down, listen deeply, and discover why. Guided by a noted jazz scholar, this free 90-minute program brings Coltrane's groundbreaking sound back to the Philadelphia neighborhoods that shaped him — no musical background required, […]

Trane’s House – Farid Barron Commemorating the 100th Birthday of John Coltrane