On Saturday evening, April 4th, my esteemed collaborators and I will have the pleasure and honor of celebrating the musical legacy of John Coltrane in the centennial year of his birth.
We invite you to join us at Marin County's premier listening environment – The 142 Throckmorton Theatre. Tickets are available at https://ci.ovationtix.com/35161/production/1263354...
The ensemble for this concert is:
• Richard Howell – saxophones, vocals
• Sheldon Brown – saxophones, bass clarinet, Chinese flute
• Darren Johnston – trumpet
• Frank Martin – piano
• Fred Randolph – double bass
• Kendrick Freeman – drum set, hand drums
• Ian Dogole – udu, djembes/doumbek, ankle bells, kalimba, talking drum, misc. percussion
We will be playing the following pieces:
Africa
Out of This World (inspired by his 1965 recording on "Live in Seattle")
Tunji
John Coltrane (by Bill Lee, Spike Lee's father)
Dahomey Dance
Afro Blue
Togo (from my "Quinta Essentia" release)
Blue Nile (Alice Coltrane piece from my "Outside the Box" release)
Afrikahn Jahmal Dayvs, host of JaZzLine SESSIONS on KPFA and KKUP, and founder of the JaZzLine INSTITUTE, will be emceeing the show.