Ravi Coltrane
Jazz Standard
116 E 27th St
New York, NY 10016
Feb 8, 2020
9:30 PM EST
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The son of saxophone bellwether John Coltrane and fusion paragon Turiya Alice Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane was not yet two years old when his father died in July 1967. But in the subsequent five decades, he has inherited and cherished the call to push jazz ahead, honoring and preserving its past while ever aiming for its next step. In the early 1990s, he began playing with a host of jazz greats including drummer Elvin Jones and saxophonist Steve Coleman; beginning with Moving Pictures (1998), his own albums have embraced a searching approach to his instrument while reconsidering song structures, warping expectations, and rewriting rules. The music of Ravi Coltrane is a strong and vibrant connector linking the past, present, and future of jazz. Whether he was conjuring an air of stillness and contemplation or churning up great waves of rhythmic energy, whether his sound was softly introspective or as big as all outdoors, Coltrane showed the breadth of his vision and the acuity of his thoughts. (Howard Reich, performance review for the Chicago Tribune, 4.5.2019)Ravi Coltrane tenor & soprano saxophonesOrrin Evans pianoBob Hurst bassAllan Mednard drums (2/42/6)Jeff Tain Watts drums (2/72/9)
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Ravi Coltrane Biography
Ravi Coltrane is a critically acclaimed Grammy™ nominated saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. In the course of a twenty plus year career, Mr. Coltrane has worked as a sideman to many, recorded noteworthy albums for himself and others.
Born in Long Island, the second son of John Coltrane and Alice Coltrane, Ravi was named after Indian sitar legend Ravi Shankar. He was raised in Los Angeles where his family moved after his father’s death in 1967. His mother, Alice Coltrane, was a significant influence on Ravi and it was he who encouraged Alice to return to performance and the recording studio after a long absence. Subsequently, Ravi produced and played on Alice Coltrane’s powerful, ‘Translinear Light’, which was released in 2004.
Ravi has released six albums as a leader. His latest, ‘Spirit Fiction’, was released in June of 2012 for the Blue Note label. Additional credits include performances as well as recordings with Elvin Jones, Terence Blanchard, Kenny Baron, Steve Coleman, McCoy Tyner, Jack DeJohnette, Matt Garrison, Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, Geri Allen, Joanne Brackeem, The Blue Note 7, among others.
Ravi lives in Brooklyn, NY and maintains a busy schedule touring, recording, and composing. He leads the effort to restore the John Coltrane Home in Dix Hills, Long Island www.thecoltranehome.org and presides over important reissues of his parent’s recordings.
Read MoreBorn in Long Island, the second son of John Coltrane and Alice Coltrane, Ravi was named after Indian sitar legend Ravi Shankar. He was raised in Los Angeles where his family moved after his father’s death in 1967. His mother, Alice Coltrane, was a significant influence on Ravi and it was he who encouraged Alice to return to performance and the recording studio after a long absence. Subsequently, Ravi produced and played on Alice Coltrane’s powerful, ‘Translinear Light’, which was released in 2004.
Ravi has released six albums as a leader. His latest, ‘Spirit Fiction’, was released in June of 2012 for the Blue Note label. Additional credits include performances as well as recordings with Elvin Jones, Terence Blanchard, Kenny Baron, Steve Coleman, McCoy Tyner, Jack DeJohnette, Matt Garrison, Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, Geri Allen, Joanne Brackeem, The Blue Note 7, among others.
Ravi lives in Brooklyn, NY and maintains a busy schedule touring, recording, and composing. He leads the effort to restore the John Coltrane Home in Dix Hills, Long Island www.thecoltranehome.org and presides over important reissues of his parent’s recordings.
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