Billy Buss

"My Favorite Things" : the 41st John Coltrane Memorial Concert (JCMC); a special holiday celebration, honoring two master JCMC alumni, Bill Pierce & Stan Strickland, and featuring the 14-piece JCMC Ensemble, with host Eric Jackson. This 41st John Coltrane Memorial Concert is under the musical direction of Dr. Carl Atkins, who has created a performance repertoire that will re-animate Coltrane's compositions, legacy, and philosophy. The concert includes the evening's theme "My Favorite Things," along with such masterpieces as "Greensleeves" (arranged by Leonard Brown and Emmett Price), "Afro Blue" (featuring Stan Strickland and arranged by Atkins), "Like Sonny" by Coltrane (featuring Bill Pierce), among other compositions composed or performed by 'Trane.