Featured Performances @ the 15th Annual John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival
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...
Who’s Playing When? The Full Rundown for Coltrane Jazz Fest 2023!
Get ready for a soulful journey at the John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival! We are thrilled to announce the lineup for this year's celebration. Here's a glimpse of what's in store: And that's not all! We're excited to share a special performance...
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
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’ 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, 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...
Terri Lyne Carrington
Celebrating 40 years in music, NEA Jazz Master and three-time Grammy award-winning drummer, producer and educator, Terri Lyne Carrington will bring a special performance to the 12th John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. Terri...
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
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
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, 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...
Candy Dulfer
Candy Dulfer, the contemporary saxophone powerhouse, is coming to the 12th John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival. She will perform with Dave Koz and the Summer Horns which includes Eric Darius and vocalist Maysa on Saturday, September 2, 2023. CANDY...
Eric Darius
Eric Darius will bring his dynamic saxophone playing to the 12th John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. He will perform with Dave Koz, Maysa and Candy Dulfer as the Summer Horns. Eric Darius was born in Livingston, New Jersey,...
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 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 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...
“Chasin Trane” for Jazz Appreciation
April is Jazz Appreciation Month. Known as JAM, it was created at the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of American History in 2001 to recognize and celebrate the history of jazz. JAM encourages people of all ages to embrace jazz music by attending concerts,...
Mr. Sipp
Mr. Sipp,” the Mississippi Blues Child,” is the alter ego of gospel guitarist Castro Coleman. He will bring his energy and lightning guitar licks to the 12th John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival, on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. INTO THE BLUES He made...