Overview
featuring Joe Lovano, Melissa Aldana, Nduduzo Makhathini, John Patitucci and Jeff “Tain” Watts
It’s been 100 years since the birth of John Coltrane, the boundary-pushing jazz icon who inspired and influenced generations of musicians. Coltrane once explained to fellow saxophonist Wayne Shorter that his musical approach was akin to “[starting] a sentence in the middle, and then going to the beginning and the end of it at the same time… both directions at once.” Saxophonists Joe Lovano and Melissa Aldana, pianist Nduduzo Makhathini, bassist John Patitucci and drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts pay tribute in this centennial celebration. They’ll look “both directions at once” with modern interpretations of classic Coltrane repertoire, plus originals inspired by his legacy.
