Live musical performances are usually freer than those recorded in studios, for reasons having to do with the peculiar psychology of many performing artists. In public, where what’s played is what’s ...

Recently, I wrote about the new three-disk reissue of the John Coltrane Quartet’s “A Love Supreme,” the highlight of which is a recording of the group’s live performance of the suite. The over-all ...

Alice and John Coltrane are jazz royalty, and Penn Live Arts’ Coltrane Festival (October 14-23) honors the tremendous impact this iconic duo had on American music, with an exciting emphasis on Alice’s ...

A newly-discovered recording of John Coltrane performing A Love Supreme live in 1965 is set to arrive this fall. Though it is widely regarded as a seminal album for both John Coltrane and an era of ...

A rare private recording of John Coltrane performing his iconic A Love Supreme in Seattle in 1965 is getting an official release. A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle was recorded on October 2, 1965 at The ...

Complete recordings of saxophonist John Coltrane's 1963 and 1965 Newport Festival appearances, most of the material on My Favorite Things: Coltrane Live At Newport has been available before. Most, but ...

Despite being John Coltrane‘s most celebrated album, and one of the most beloved jazz albums of all time, A Love Supreme wasn’t a record that the saxophonist touched on much in the live setting. Up ...

Conventional belief holds that Alice Coltrane was the dreamy, mellifluous partner in John Coltrane's late period, out-there sonic explorations. The truth is otherwise, as attentive listening to the ...

Recorded in Pioneer Square, Live in Seattle marked the beginning of the end for the sax great's classic quartet. He died for you. John Coltrane arrived in Seattle on September 30, 1965 with his ...

In November 1961, John Coltrane embarked on a historic European tour with the rhythm section that would comprise his classic quartet — McCoy Tyner (piano), Reggie Workman (bass) and Elvin Jones (drums ...