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SUMMARY:John Coltrane Centennial Celebration
LOCATION:The Sound Room\, 2147 Broadway\, Oakland\, CA 94612
DESCRIPTION:Marcus Shelby\, Howard Wiley\, and their amazing band return to
  the Sound Room to present a Centennial Celebration honoring John Coltrane
 .\n\nJohn Coltrane departed this mortal plane more than fifty years ago\; 
 today he remains among us\, more alive than ever. His sound continues to g
 rab the ears of an ever-widening circle of fans. His legend is stone solid
 : planted firmly in our culture as that of any 20th century musical giant.
  His saxophone sound—brooding\, searching\, dark—is still one of the m
 ost recognizable in modern jazz. His influence stretches over styles and g
 enres\, and transcends cultural boundaries. The modern ideal of music serv
 ing a deeply spiritual\, connective purpose? A defining facet of John Colt
 rane.\n\nTo Coltrane\, a musician was a message-giver\; making music was a
 n endeavor tied to a larger\, greater good. “I humbly asked to be given 
 the means and privilege to make others happy through music\,” Coltrane w
 rote in 1964 in a letter to his listeners\, telling of a prayer to God. In
  1966\, less than a year before his death\, he stated:\n\n“I know that t
 here are bad forces\, forces that bring suffering to others and misery to 
 the world. I want to be the opposite force. I want to be the force which i
 s truly for good.”\n\nColtrane achieved his goal as a hard-working jazz 
 player coming out of a proud\, rooted musical tradition\, paying his dues 
 as a sideman\, learning the ropes as a leader\, working with primarily wor
 dless music to convey his message. He released twenty-five albums as a lea
 der during his lifetime\, some attaining five-star\, classic status: Blue 
 Train\, Giant Steps\, My Favorite Things\, his Grammy-nominated\, “humbl
 e offering” to God\, A Love Supreme. One after another\, from 1957 to 
 ’67\, his music defined a comet-like path of rapid growth and dizzying r
 ate of change. That Coltrane accomplished all he did in a mere ten years a
 ccounts at least partly for the saint-like devotion he often receives.\n\n
 Tickets at Marcus Shelby Quartet ft Howard Wiley: John Coltrane Centennial
  Celebration\n\nhttps://www.soundroom.org/events/marcus-shelby-quartet-ft-
 howard-wiley-john-coltrane-centennial-celebration
URL:https://www.soundroom.org/events/marcus-shelby-quartet-ft-howard-wiley-
 john-coltrane-centennial-celebration
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