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Happy Birthday John Coltrane
Sep 23, 2021
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....
Coltrane 2017 Celebration In The Making
Aug 8, 2017
"God breathes through us so completely... so gently we hardly feel it... yet, it is our everything." —— John Coltrane On September 23rd 2016, we Philadelphians celebrated the 90th birthday of John Coltrane: One of America’s greatest artists and our neighbor. Philadelphia Jazz Project in  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....