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Ravi Coltrane for Kente Arts at the New Hazlett Theater, North Side

  • New Hazlett Theater 6 Allegheny Square East Pittsburgh, PA, 15212 United States (map)

Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane for Kente Arts at the New Hazlett Theater, North Side

Ravi Coltrane, tenor and saxophones; Orrin Evans, piano; Dezron Douglas, bass; Kush Abadey, drummer

Ravi Coltrane

Ravi Coltrane

Ravi Coltrane

Ravi Coltrane is more than the scion of spiritual jazz’s first family. The son of saxophone bellwether John Coltrane and fusion paragon Alice Coltrane, Ravi was not yet two when his father died. Still, in the subsequent five decades, he has inherited and cherished the call to push jazz ahead, honoring and preserving its past while ever aiming for its next step. 

Born in Long Island, the second son of John Coltrane and Alice Coltrane, Ravi was named after Indian sitar legend Ravi Shankar. He was raised in Los Angeles where his family moved after his father’s death in 1967. His mother, Alice Coltrane, was a significant influence on Ravi and it was he who encouraged Alice to return to performance and the recording studio after a long absence. Subsequently, Ravi produced and played on Alice Coltrane’s powerful, 'Translinear Light', which was released in 2004.

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Neon Swing at Nola on The Square