Featured Performances @ the 13th Annual John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival

JAZZ FOR THE FUTURE!

JAZZ FOR THE FUTURE!

The 2023 John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival, held in Oak Hollow Park, September 2nd and 3rd,  was a spectacular celebration of music that left attendees awestruck and inspired. This annual event, dedicated to the legendary jazz saxophonist John...

John Coltrane: A Jazz Icon’s Legacy of Innovation and Influence

John Coltrane: A Jazz Icon’s Legacy of Innovation and Influence

John Coltrane, often referred to simply as "Trane," was a remarkable jazz saxophonist, composer and music innovator whose influence on the world of music remains profound to this day. Born in 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina, and passing away tragically young at the age...

Honoring A Musical Trailblazer: Alice Coltrane

Honoring A Musical Trailblazer: Alice Coltrane

In the realm of jazz history, certain names shine with an irreplaceable brilliance, and today, we take a moment to remember and honor one such luminary - Alice Coltrane. A virtuoso in every sense, Alice Coltrane's multifaceted talent encompassed jazz piano, organ,...

Music, Mental Health and Well Being

Music, Mental Health and Well Being

With society emerging from the COVID 19 pandemic, the focus on mental health and well being has increased as people are forced to confront the effects of isolation, grief, health challenges and coping with the stress of post-pandemic realities, such as high prices,...

Keb’ Mo’

Keb’ Mo’

Keb’ Mo’ is a five time Grammy Award and 14 time Blues Foundation Award winner with a groundbreaking career spanning nearly 50 years under his belt. He stands as one of the most accomplished and respected artists working in contemporary roots music today. The...

Dave Koz

Dave Koz

Dave Koz, the nine-time Grammy Award nominee who rules the Smooth Jazz arena with his chart topping recordings, creative collaborations, jazz cruises and radio programs, returns to the John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival with the Summer Horns on...

Samara Joy

Samara Joy

Samara Joy, quoted in a New York Times article said, “Sarah Vaughan could sing anything; she could go incredibly deep and then she could sing operatically, and neither seemed like a struggle. I look at her, and at some opera singers, and I want that ease.” A single...

Norman Brown

Norman Brown

Joy emanates from Grammy Award-winning contemporary jazz guitarist Norman Brown when he is playing. The guitar is simply an extension of him. The multi-platinum selling and chart-topping musician will take the stage on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023 at the 12th John Coltrane...

Yellowjackets

Yellowjackets

Throughout their storied 43-year history, the Yellowjackets have recorded 25 albums, received 17 Grammy® nominations – won 2 – performed countless sold-out tours, and enjoyed worldwide critical acclaim and commercial success. The Yellowjackets will perform on Sunday,...

Chucho Valdés

Chucho Valdés

Chucho Valdés, winner of seven Grammy and five Latin Grammy Awards, will perform at the 12th John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. The Cuban born pianist, composer, and arranger is the most influential figure in modern...

Festival Host’s Career Archived for Library of Congress

Festival Host’s Career Archived for Library of Congress

Dyana Williams, co-host of the John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival, is one of 39 Black female radio broadcast pioneers who are having their careers documented and archived in the Black Women in Radio-The Distinguished Inaugural 30 - Library of Congress...

Maysa

Maysa

Maysa is the kind of singer who takes hold of a song and with it, enraptures her audience as she delivers lyrics, phrases, melodies and harmonies in a way that only she can. The brilliant vocalist will perform with Dave Koz and the Summer Horns at the 12th John...

Matthew Whitaker

Matthew Whitaker

Matthew Whitaker was a 15 year-old keyboardist who had generated serious industry buzz, when he performed at the 2017 John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival. Since then he has recorded three chart topping albums and become a sought after composer and...

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