Marking the 100th Birthday of Jazz Great John Coltrane
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There is probably no jazz musician in the 20th century who has gone through such a rapid and radical artistic development as he has in such a short time: now John Coltrane would have become a hundred.
A black boy from the South segregated from the United States became one of the most influential jazz musicians. His path from Hamlet, North Carolina, was marked by early losses, addictions and a relentless musical search
The legendary saxophonist pioneered free jazz and musical reference of the civil rights movement
The American John Coltrane, considered after Charlie Parker as the most revolutionary and influential saxophonist in jazz history, would have been 100 years old this September 23rd. His musical and spiritual heritage continues to influence current generations. Two Swiss musicians pay tribute to him.
“You can play on a shoelace if you’re honest,” said John Coltrane, the Grammy-winning American jazz saxophonist and composer who redefined modern jazz, born a hundred years ago on September 23, 1926. If you can play on a shoelace, then the pertli is also good for using as a kind of timeline when we look back at one of the geniuses of contemporary jazz.
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