Wednesday, September 21st, 2016
COLTRANE AT 90 CELEBRATION SCHEDULE / Wednesday, September 21st, 2016
Philadelphia Jazz Project, in collaboration with Temple University Libraries, WRTI, PhillyCAM, Jazz Near You and other partners present a celebration of John Coltrane's 90th Birthday with 9 days of FREE events in Philadelphia. These events will take place between September 17th to 25th, 2016.
ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND FREE OF CHARGE
BUT TO ATTEND, YOU MUST REGISTER AT EVENTBRITE
Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 – 3:00pm
Coltrane Festival at the Temple Bell Tower
Polett Walk between 12th & 13th Streets, Phila., PA 19122
(Rain Location, Paley Library, 1210 Polett Walk)
All Coltrane, all afternoon at this pop-up musical performance by Temple University, Boyer School of Music students, faculty and local music professionals. Be sure to bring a blanket, or a comfortable, folding chair.
Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 – 7:00pm
Video Screening
Ritz At The Bourse
400 Ranstead St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Scribe Video Center presents three Coltrane-related media works including two short of their own projects; “The John Coltrane House” a recently produced nine minute video, along with “Giant Steps:” produced in collaboration with The John W. Coltrane Society in 1994. Also included is “Coltrane's Philadelphia” by the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia – a 25-minute film.
"A few years ago, the Onion A/V club asked me to do a short video interview.... in front of the Coltrane House. When I pulled up, the Historic Marker... was gone. I ...was troubled by the absence of the sign. So I started to call around and got nowhere.... After leaving like 6-8 messages with different departments that went unreturned, I finally heard back from Rob Armstrong, who is involved with preservation in the parks and happens to be a jazz scholar. We began to brainstorm about raising awareness of Coltrane the first time we talked." - - - - - Tom Moon / Coltrane's Philadelphia Co-director & Producer
"There was a need for people to recognize that history was made here. That a world class muysician honed his craft here. More important, was revealing the monumental effort put in by Mary Alexander, Norman Gadson and Lenore Early to keep this history alive." - - - James Solomon / Contributing Writer - John Coltrane Place: Giant Steps Of Philadelphia
PARTNERS:
PJP, in collaboration with Temple University Libraries, Charles L. Blockson Collection, WRTI, PhillyCAM, PA State Senator Vincent Hughes, Free Library of Philadelphia, Jazz Near You, Tri-State Indie, Boom Room Studios/Worldtown Sound System, City of Philadelphia, Office of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, The Church of the Advocate, The Piazza At Schmidt's Commons, The Fire, Brewerytown Beats, Cratebeats Entertainment, Sonic Liberation Front, Strawberry Mansion NAC, Fairmount Park Conservancy, East Fairmount Park Coalition, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and Painted Bride Art Center.
The Coltrane At 90 Celebration was made possible by support from the The Wyncote Foundation / Philadelphia Jazz Project is a sponsored project of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia, with funding provided by The Wyncote Foundation.
