Alice Coltrane News

Attorney Michelle Obama at Democratic National Convention, 8.25.08 Bloggers and Attorneys Gina McCauley and Shwana Ruth-Bridges at the Blogging While Brown Conference, 7.26.08 Blessings All, Today marks the ...

When three prominent saxophone players come together to honor one of their highly regarded brethren, and include compositions by one of the most revered instrumentalists ever, the listener is in for a treat.

Hymns and Blues in the Name of Family Ravi Coltrane at the New York Society for Ethical Culture.

IF THE range of influences is wide, so is the cast list. The song 111 was recorded with Weller, producer Simon Dine and Ocean Colour Scene's Steve Cradock playing three different keyboards with their backs to ...

ICP Orchestra : Headed by two Dutch masters, pianist Misha Mengelberg and drummer Han Bennink, the Amsterdam-based ICP Orchestra proves that free jazz can be fun. via Detroit Free Press

Future Jazz / Downtempo Pulled from the Baltimore-based group - s - 04 album Black Is... , Fertile Ground - s "Yellow Daises" gets the bossa treatment. via XLR8R

“When you take it out of the sleeve and put it on a player . . . I don't know, man. It's just killer.”

It's a rainy Tuesday afternoon in central Phoenix, and I'm hanging with TJ Jordan, co-owner of the Valley's newest vinyl shop, Revolver Records. via New Times

Last year it was Detroit and Chicago. This year it's Detroit and Philly. The 29th annual Detroit International Jazz Festival will be celebrating the City of Brotherly Love throughout the Labor Day weekend, with ... via Detroit Free Press

“It's always a lot of fun to play with Mr. Haynes. The touring band includes musicians from my regular group, the group from the last recording In Flux: Luis Perdomo [piano], E.J. Strickland [drums], and Drew Gress [bass].”

I also think of the record label RKM Music that he launched in 2002. Guitarist David Gilmore and pianist Luis Perdomo are on the RKM Music roster. via Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

“I made the record pre-label, pre-funding, pre-any expectations”

At the tender age of 25, Annie Clark waxes rhapsodic about the good old days, days spent locked in her bedroom in suburban Dallas with no clue about what's cool. via Boston Globe

“C'mon, Mom. Let's go into the studio and make a record.”

Ravi Coltrane is many things: a producer , a son , and an accomplished jazz saxophonist in his own right . via New Times

“Ko-Ko", featuring Roach on drums, Kenny Dorham on trumpet, George Coleman on saxophone and Nelson Boyd on bass, from the 1957 release, Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker . Click here to listen to Oscar Peterson perform "Someday My Prince Will Come”

The death of Oscar Peterson this week was just another in a number of jazz legends who passed away this year. via Straight No Chaser

Posted today at 2:55 pm by Brian J Barr Yeah, that's right...it's free free jazz, as in a free-jazz show that costs nothing. via Reverb