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Peace On Earth - Cherry Blossom Festival Concert
Mar 29, 2022
PEACE ON EARTH
Sunday, April 10th - 3pm
Shofuso Japanese House & Garden
Lansdowne Drive & Horticultural Drive,
Philadelphia, PA 19131 (Fairmount Park)
FREE ADMISSION
This concert at the Cherry Blossom Festival at Shofuso Japanese House and Garden will present a performance of John Coltrane's - under-recognized classic, Peace On Earth. This song was written for and premiered during Coltrane's concert tour of Japan in 1966. As a young man, John Coltrane was a member of the U.S. Navy and was stationed in Hawaii soon after World War II. This song and his visit to the Nagasaki Peace Park, which commemorates the atomic bombing of the city on August 9, 1945 during World War II, illuminate Trane's desire to seek and inspire a greater peace and understanding among all human beings.
The Peace On Earth ensemble consists of a cross-section of players including elder Jazz veterans who actually witnessed John Coltrane in perfomance, to young highly skilled young players raised in the era of Hiphop. The group imcludes bandleaders, educators, composers and informal historians. Each musician brings a startling depth of experience and commitment to their instrument and to the music. In this special concert, this brilliant ensemble will transform the original composition into a suite of various movements, sonic textures and moods offering musical features for solos, duets, trios and full ensemble performance segments, all culminating in a triumphant celebration of life and the newness of Spring.
The Peace On Earth Ensemble features...
Richard Hill - bass & music direction, Alan Nelson - drums, Adam Faulk - piano, Terry Lawson, Dylan Band & Dahi Divine - saxophones
PEACE ON EARTH
Sunday, April 10th - 3pm
Shofuso Japanese House & Garden
Lansdowne Drive & Horticultural Drive,
Philadelphia, PA 19131 (Fairmount Park)
FREE ADMISSION
This concert is a collaboration between The Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia and Philadelphia Jazz Project.
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Philadelphia Jazz Project is a sponsored project of the CultureWorks | Greater Philadelphia, with funding provided by The Philadelphia Foundation.
