Friends of John Coltrane Memorial Concert

03/18/2025

"Coltrane: Legacy for Orchestra" presented by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, this coming Friday and Saturday, March 21 and March 22, 2025.

Further details:
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Terence Blanchard, trumpet

COLTRANE Legacy for Orchestra
Arranged and curated by Carlos Simon

This concert will include one intermission.

"Considered one of the most preeminent jazz artists of all time, and one of the most influential musical artists of any genre, John Coltrane has truly played a part in shaping the music of today. Coltrane: Legacy for Orchestra is a new live concert experience re-framing some of John Coltrane’s most popular and influential works with lush orchestrations, accompanied by exclusive and recently exhibited personal photographs of John Coltrane."

Friday evening’s performance by Terence Blanchard is generously supported by Minnie and Brent Henry.

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01/07/2024

"'My Favorite Things' was just as recognizable as any other Billboard hit—one of the most beloved songs from one of the most beloved musicals in history, The Sound of Music. But unlike the early rock or novelty pop songs that charted in that era, it’s also a song of deceptive complication, a bittersweet showtune pivoting between major and minor, from dark to bright, lighting Coltrane’s way to something utterly new."

Looking back at the moment when one of our greatest jazzmen raised the stakes for everyone who came after

01/01/2024

Wishing you all a very HAPPY and PEACE filled 2024!

[Stan Strickland and Bill Lowe performing "Ruby, My Dear" by Thelonious Monk at the 16th John Coltrane Memorial Concert. Photo as part of the fJCMC archives housed at Northeastern University: https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:194379 ]

https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/downloads/neu:194380?datastream_id=thumbnail_4

07/30/2023

Ethnomusicologist Emmett G. Price III unpacks Evenings at the Village Gate and the enduring power of a sound so bold and liberated that some critics dismissed it as "anti-jazz."

07/22/2023

"A Newly Discovered Realm of Accomplishment for John Coltrane"

"One of the rare rediscoveries that's an instant classic; it looks ahead to its own musical future."
(Richard Brody, https://twitter.com/tnyfrontrow/status/1681349636508860422?s=20)

A recently released live recording is of equal importance to aficionados and newbies alike.

07/12/2023

http://bit.ly/CJF23ticket

06/07/2023

Our long time friend and colleague of fJCMC Bill Lowe is featured in a terrific article written by Noah Schaffer. Congratulations, Bill, on the release of your new record "Sweet Cane"! (https://billlowe.bandcamp.com/album/sweet-cane)!

The bass trombonist and tuba player from Boston has released "Sweet Cane," his first album as a solo bandleader, which he'll celebrate with shows in Dorchester and Lowell.

05/24/2023

Hailed in the 1960s for her dynamic performances with her first husband, Ike, she became a sensation as a recording artist, often echoing her personal struggles in her songs.

05/04/2023

Here is the recording for the Peace Concert, thanks to GBH for hosting the event.

GBH Music celebrates the life and talent of the late legendary jazz host Eric Jackson with "PEACE," a concert at GBH's Calderwood Studio, streaming live on I...

04/30/2023

Tune in virtually today for this concert, celebrating our dear friend, Eric Jackson.

GBH Music celebrates the life and talent of the late legendary jazz host Eric Jackson with "PEACE," a concert at GBH's Calderwood Studio, streaming live to a remote audience on International Jazz Day, Sunday, April 30.

04/22/2023

A tribute to our dear friend and long-time colleague Eric Jackson will be taking place next weekend at the GBH Studios. Below is the text of an announcement, posted by Mary C. Curtin, regarding an opportunity for musicians to participate in a Second Line procession, that will take place before the concert. Rest in power ... and in peace, Eric. We miss you so much.

"This announcement recently came through, via JazzBoston, for local musicians, who can be mobile while playing:
Second Line for Eric Jackson:
If you were unable to get in-person reservations before they filled up for "PEACE: The Concert for Eric Jackson" at GBH on Sunday April 30th at 4pm, there is still a way for you to attend in person. There will be a second-line procession at the beginning of the event. We will play "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" in Bb, followed by "Down By the Riverside", also in Bb. If you play a mobile instrument and would like to participate in the second line, please sign up here (link to Second Line Musician registration form for the Eric Jackson Tribute Concert on April 30, 2023)": https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=znPm0HQWIEO3kxtED8ry_4RaxM7xm25Ag2XX3q6MW6VUQ0hFMDlNODFEWEQwRzE0WjRaSlk1R0ZBSC4u&mc_cid=6956084988&mc_eid=f4c7c45231

And you can still register to watch the event via the online stream:
https://www.wgbh.org/events/gbh-music-and-jazzboston-present-a-musical-tribute-to-eric-jackson-in-person-and-virtual?mc_cid=6956084988&mc_eid=f4c7c45231

https://mailchi.mp/jazzboston.org/march-ticket-winners-have-been-notified-15367745?e=f4c7c45231

GBH Music celebrates the life and talent of the late legendary jazz host Eric Jackson with "PEACE," a concert at GBH's Calderwood Studio, streaming live to a remote audience on International Jazz Day, Sunday, April 30.