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Always Celebrating Trane
Sep 21, 2020
"I'd like to point out to people the divine in a musical language that transcends words. I want to speak to their souls." —— John Coltrane One of the most important artists of the 20th century was a Philadelphian. He was our neighbor. He walked among us. He lived among us. He was not born here, but he  Read More....
Acknowledgement - Always Celebrating Coltrane
Sep 20, 2018
One of the most important artists of the 20th century was a Philadelphian. He was our neighbor. He walked among us. He lived among us. He was not born here, but he became a man and a professional musician here. We celebrate his birthday every September 23rd. But, we actually celebrate his mastery, his creativity and his  Read More....
The Equinox Concert Mixtapes
Mar 26, 2018
"I'm interested in all the sciences—metaphysics, astrology, astronomy, mental physics..." - - - - John Coltrane The Equinox is the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator when day and night are of equal length (about September 22 and March 20). Although this is an  Read More....
Tenor Madness - Jazz Walk Mixtape
Mar 18, 2018
In September of 2016, Philadelphia Jazz Project [PJP] and a group of collaborators presented nine days of free events celebrating the 90th birthday of the legendary Philadelphia Jazz artist, John Coltrane. It was called, Coltrane At 90: Philadelphia Celebrates John Coltrane: A nine day celebration of John Coltrane. Among the many events that  Read More....
Celebrating Coltrane 2017 - Thanks
Sep 29, 2017
"Overall, I think the main thing a musician would like to do is give to the listener the many wonderful things he knows of and senses in the universe…” —— John Coltrane Many thanks to everyone who attended, participated, or wanted to join us in celebrating John Coltrane's 91st  Read More....
Celebrating Coltrane 2017
Sep 8, 2017
Bar none, John Coltrane is the most influential tenor saxophonist in jazz history. Whether it's his patented "sheets of sound," his rapid-fire improvisations or his bold cathartic wails, no aspiring jazz saxophonist can afford to neglect the music of Coltrane. - - - - John Diliberto I feel like I  Read More....
Coltrane At 90 - Thanks
Sep 28, 2016
"I'd like to point out to people the divine in a musical language that transcends words. I want to speak to their souls." —— John Coltrane Many thanks to everyone who attended, participated, or wanted to join us in celebrating John Coltrane's 90th birthday over these 9 amazing days. It  Read More....
Celebrating The Right Way
Sep 13, 2016
You may not have noticed it, but in our zeal to celebrate John Coltrane's 90th birthday, we gave you the years of his 100th birthday. We incorrectly wrote on our logo, 1916 - 2016. It does now and should have read, 1926 - 2016. Please forgive our haste. It was wrong. We made a mistake. It in no way speaks for our excitement,  Read More....
Celebrating Coltrane
Aug 20, 2016
September 17th to 25th, 2016 One of the most important artists of the 20th century was our neighbor. He walked among us. He lived among us. He was not born here, but he became a man and a professional musician here. We celebrate his birthday next month. September 23rd, 2016. He would have been 90 years old. His name was John William  Read More....