Our 10th Anniversary Festival will be Sept. 4-5, 2021
Artists will be announced soon!
& Pharaoh Sanders
Congratulations To Our Winners!
Members of the Friends of John Coltrane, Inc. announce the 2020 Student Instrument Essay Contest winners to celebrate the birthday of John Coltrane, saxophonist, composer, jazz icon and High Point, NC native son! September 23rd would have been Trane's 94th birthday....
Our 10th Anniversary Festival will be Sept. 4-5, 2021
Artists will be announced soon!
Boney James
Boney James will spend his birthday in High Point, NC. The four-time Grammy-Award nominee and multi-platinum selling artist, will headline the second day of the John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival on Sunday, Sept.1, 2019. James' last album...
Brian Culbertson
Brian Culbertson is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer known for his distinct brand of genre-crossing contemporary jazz, R&B and funk. He will bring his sizzling sound to the 9th Annual John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues...
Joey DeFrancesco
World-renowned jazz organist and four-time Grammy Award nominee, Joey DeFrancesco, joined by saxophonist and jazz icon Pharoah Sanders, will headline the 9th Annual John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 Joey DeFrancesco’s...
Pharoah Sanders
World-renowned jazz organist and four-time Grammy Award nominee, Joey DeFrancesco, joined by saxophonist and jazz icon Pharoah Sanders, will headline the 9th Annual John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 Joey DeFrancesco’s...
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Spanish Harlem Orchestra (SHO) is the three-time Grammy Award winning and five-time Grammy nominated Salsa and Latin Jazz band. The 13-piece ensemble celebrated their third win at this year’s award ceremony when they won in the category of Best Tropical Latin Album...
Lisa Fischer
Lisa Fischer, the two-time Grammy Award winning singer who appeared in the Oscar winning documentary 20 Feet From Stardom, will be a featured artist on Saturday, August 31, 2019 for the 9th Annual John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival. Fischer and...
Michelle Coltrane
People did not know what to expect from vocalist Michelle Coltrane when she took the stage at the 2018 Coltrane Jazzfest in High Point, NC. She established an instant rapport with the audience once her luminous sound settled over the crowd. It was clear that...
Eric Gales
Eric Gales, the blues guitarist who has amazed the masters of the instrument around the world, will perform on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 at the 9th Annual John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival. This is Gales third time playing the Coltrane Jazzfest...
Mr. Sipp
Nnenna Freelon
Five-time Grammy Award nominee Nnenna Freelon will join jazz legend saxophonist Benny Golson as a featured performer on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019 for the John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival. Along with possessing an exquisite voice, Freelon, who resides...
Benny Golson
Internationally famous jazz legend - composer, arranger, lyricist, producer - and tenor saxophonist of world note, Benny Golson will headline the first day of the 9th Annual John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. Joining him...
PTJO
The Piedmont Triad Jazz Orchestra (PTJO) will be showcased at the 9th Annual John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. They will be joined by vocalist Michelle Coltrane and special guest, trumpeter Jason Palmer. Based in...
Coltrane All-Stars
Laurin Talese, who last year won the most influential competition for jazz singers, will perform with the North Carolina Coltrane All-Star Band under the direction of trumpeter and educator Mondre Moffett for the 9th Annual John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues...
Laurin Talese
Laurin Talese, the 2018 winner of the Sarah Vaughan Vocal Competition will perform with the North Carolina Coltrane All-Star Band under the direction of trumpeter and educator Mondre Moffett for the 9th Annual John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival. A...
Jason Palmer
The great Jason Palmer; trumpeter, composer and educator will be the special guest performing with Michelle Coltrane and the Piedmont Triad Jazz Orchestra on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 at the 9th Annual John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival. Maybe not a...
Youth Jazz Workshop
It’s a tradition. The John Coltrane Youth Jazz Workshop opens the Coltrane Jazzfest every year. For the 9th annual festival kickoff, they will perform on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. The performing group is a result of the Coltrane Jazz Workshop for Youth (JCJW), an...