#john-coltrane

John Coltrane — One Hundred Years.

This is John Coltrane’s 100th year. For anyone unfamiliar with his music, the following offers a brief overview of why Coltrane is ranked…

Music & Memories of John Coltrane A Book Review by Steve O’Keefe @steveokeefe

John Coltrane Written by Bill Cole Published in 1976 by Schirmer/Macmillan, Published in 1993 by DaCapo Press, ISBN 0–306–80530–8…

Pinky’s Dilemma

and fiendish finger story

So long, Sonny

“I was so close to the sky. It was spiritual.”

Piano Lessons

You press down on this white thing and it makes a sound. There’s a whole string of these white things, and some black things too, that…

Fear

You can have my fear. I’m done with it.

Racism: Revised

If there’s going to be racism amongst ignorant peoples let it be that worldview that tosses every other revision on its head. I can ask a…

Baraka e a vanguarda revolucionária do jazz

Um tema instrumental pode ter uma relevância política maior que letras engajadas?

Stars

Stars are fully conscious beings.

Three Of The Greatest Poems Ever Written

I’m kidding about that, of course. I consider myself a great poet. That doesn’t mean I’m a conceited idiot. My poems are damn good.

Eric Dolphy Remembered

The first time I heard Eric Dolphy I was fourteen years old. The year was 1965. I had purchased a recording from Moe’s Record Nook, which…

Ruhun ve Nefesin Yolculuğu John Coltrane

“Müziğin sadece duymak değil, hissetmek olduğunu en son ne zaman fark ettiniz?” Belki yaz akşamı esen hafif bir rüzgârla uzaklardan gelen…

Puños de pianista