The life and legacy of jazz great John Coltrane is celebrated exploring the wide span of his career through music, dance, film, and conversation. Early Coltrane: A multi-genre musical exploration of Coltrane's world, a discussion of the "lost" album, and more. Particapating Artists Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Orchestra Soul Science Lab John Robinson Mykel Marai Nairne Kassa Overall Abiodun Oyewole Ashley Kahn Ken Druker John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes and was at the forefront of free jazz. He led at least fifty recording sessions and appeared on many albums by other musicians, including trumpeter Miles Davis and pianist Thelonious Monk. In 1965, Coltrane was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame. In 1972, A Love Supreme was certified gold by the RIAA for selling over half a million copies in Japan. This album was certified gold in the United States in 2001. In 1982 he was awarded a posthumous Grammy for Best Jazz Solo Performance on the album Bye Bye Blackbird, and in 1997 he was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He was awarded a special Pulitzer Prize in 2007 citing his "masterful improvisation, supreme musicianship and iconic centrality to the history of jazz." Part II and III take place at 6 pm and 8 pm respectively.
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