john coltrane

Jazz Corner: The Legacies of Miles Davis and John Coltrane

Jazz Corner: The Legacies of Miles Davis and John Coltrane

There is no doubt that both Davis and Coltrane are perhaps the largest influences in the trend of jazz in…

May 26, 2020

Jazz Corner: Jazz Anecdotes II: An Encounter With John Coltrane

The American saxophonist's playing had a certain mystique to it but it was always persuasive and gentle

June 14, 2018

Jazz Corner: The Jazz Meteors

One group of artists who by their very definition do not play the same tune in the same way twice…

April 19, 2018

Jazz Corner: Imitation, Flattery And Tributes

From Louis Armstrong paying tribute to Fats Waller to Kurt Elling's dedication to John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman

January 16, 2017

From the Archives: Jerry Garcia ”” The Rolling Stone Interview

Reflections on the Grateful Dead's relentless success and ever-growing catalog

August 1, 2016

Time and Change: The Freedom in Jazz

"If you gotta ask you will never know" - the famous Louis Armstrong responding to someone asking him to define…

December 21, 2015

Flying Lotus: The Genre Hopper

The American music producer/rapper admits he worries that his genre-bending music might be too much for some people

November 19, 2015

The Magic of September 23

The day happens to be the birthday of at least six musicians, including John Coltrane, Ray Charles and Bruce Springsteen…

September 23, 2015

The 100 Greatest Jazz Songs

Here's our list of classics from the Forties to present time

June 10, 2015