Subject:

John Coltrane

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Five Music Muses: The Women Who Inspired Jason Pierce, Lou Barlow, Eric Clapton, and More

    According to Greek mythology, the muses were the genius-sparking goddesses of song, poetry, and the sciences. Recently, the muse has more earthly origins; male recording artists often indicate that a particular woman was essential in stimulating the creative process. The Guardian's Germaine Greer de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Sunday: Jazz Royal McCoy Tyner Showcases Coltrane at Herbst Theatre

    Dean Schaffer​McCoy Tyner Oct. 16, 2011 Herbst Theatre Better than: Listening to a scratched up jazz record from the '60s for the thousandth time. When 72-year-old McCoy Tyner walked onstage, his steps were small and almost fragile. When he spoke, his voice barely rose above a whisper. But ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 23, 2011

    Dancing in the Streets

    Dean Schaffer​McCoy Tyner Oct. 16, 2011 Herbst Theatre Better than: Listening to a scratched up jazz record from the '60s for the thousandth time. When 72-year-old McCoy Tyner walked onstage, his steps were small and almost fragile. When he spoke, his voice barely rose above a whisper. But ... More >>

  • Music

    July 28, 2010

    Mingus Amungus keeps the jazz great's wild tendencies alive

    Dean Schaffer​McCoy Tyner Oct. 16, 2011 Herbst Theatre Better than: Listening to a scratched up jazz record from the '60s for the thousandth time. When 72-year-old McCoy Tyner walked onstage, his steps were small and almost fragile. When he spoke, his voice barely rose above a whisper. But ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Memorial For Legendary Photographer Jim Marshall Monday

    Jim Marshall, giving the Johnny Cash salute​Hanging in the living room of Jim Marshall's Castro flat is a photograph of Obama standing in the White House, pointing to a picture of John Coltrane on the wall. Marshall took that Coltrane photo more than 40 years ago in San Francisco Chronicle columni ... More >>

  • News

    January 20, 2010

    Happy New Ear

    Give a listen to this city's wide array of authentic music.

  • Dining

    September 23, 2009

    Coda gives us all that jazz, and food too

    Give a listen to this city's wide array of authentic music.

  • Music

    July 22, 2009

    The Father, the Son, and the Holy Sax

    Give a listen to this city's wide array of authentic music.

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Saturday Night: Pharaoh Sanders at Yoshi's Oakland

    Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

  • Music

    October 29, 2008

    Ravi Coltrane's ascent into history

    Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2008

    The Death Day Night (Shelby does Coltrane at Amnesia)

    Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

  • Music

    May 28, 2008

    Celestial Septet

    Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2008

    MP3 of the Day: Ascend

    Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 2, 2008

    Pharaoh Speaks

    Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2007

    CD Review: John Coltrane -- Interplay

    Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

  • Music

    October 17, 2007

    Tenor Sax Player Pharoah Sanders Lives Large at SF Jazz Fest

    Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

  • Music

    December 27, 2006

    The subtle arithmetic of My Morning Jacket

    Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

  • Music

    June 28, 2006

    The Miles Davis Quintet|Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane

    The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions|The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings

  • Music

    April 12, 2006

    SFJAZZ Collective

    SFJAZZ Collective 2

  • Calendar

    January 18, 2006

    Recall Why You Stay by the Bay

    Falling in love with your city all over again is easy if you try

  • Music

    August 24, 2005

    San Francisco Chamber Jazz Quartet|Steve Heckman Quartet

    SFCJQ|Live at Yoshi's

  • Music

    June 22, 2005

    Charles Lloyd

    Jumping the Creek

  • Calendar

    February 23, 2005

    Noise in the 'Hood

    Stroll through the Fillmore's past

  • Music

    July 14, 2004

    Carlos Mena

    Hip-Hop Meditations

  • Calendar

    July 30, 2003

    The Sharing of Pharoah

    Levitate above the music with saxophonist Pharoah Sanders

  • Calendar

    July 3, 2002

    Out of West Africa

    The legendary Orchestra Baobab has reunited and is bringing its Pan-African sound to San Francisco

  • Music

    June 5, 2002

    Alice Coltrane

    Eternity/Transcendence (Sepia Tone)

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Best Irony in Urban Redevelopment

    Fillmore Street's "Walk of Fame"

  • Music

    May 8, 2002

    Kind of Code Blue

    Is jazz dead? Local experts search for signs of life.

  • Music

    April 3, 2002

    Tenor Madness

    At 72, Sonny Rollins remains one of jazz's biggest enigmas -- and a hugely rewarding live performer

  • Calendar

    August 8, 2001

    Moore Jazz

    The 12th Annual Eddie Moore Jazz Festival honors the late Bay Area drummer

  • Music

    July 18, 2001

    Cannonball

    Hiphopulation (43 Productions)

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Place to Exchange Your Tuneage

    Amoeba Music

  • Music

    March 1, 2000

    Re-Illuminated

    After spending the '60s in the jazz vanguard, Sonny Simmons disappeared. He's back -- but still struggling

  • Music

    February 23, 2000

    Nels Cline/Gregg Bendian

    Interstellar Space Revisited: The Music of John Coltrane

  • News

    January 26, 2000

    Requiem for a Church Supreme

    After three decades of feeding the homeless, the only church devoted to John Coltrane now finds itself without a home

  • Dining

    November 17, 1999

    Dinner (or Not) and a Show

    After three decades of feeding the homeless, the only church devoted to John Coltrane now finds itself without a home

  • Music

    September 29, 1999

    Review

    Spring Heel Jack's The Sound of Music

  • Music

    March 24, 1999

    Fiddling With Tradition

    For local klezmer musicians, experimenting with Jewish music's history is just as important as embracing it

  • Music

    March 24, 1999

    Riff Raff

    For local klezmer musicians, experimenting with Jewish music's history is just as important as embracing it

  • Music

    July 22, 1998

    Hear This

    For local klezmer musicians, experimenting with Jewish music's history is just as important as embracing it

  • Calendar

    September 3, 1997

    REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

    For local klezmer musicians, experimenting with Jewish music's history is just as important as embracing it

  • News

    July 23, 1997

    Coltrane Ascending on Divis

    The house of worship that "St. John" built marks the 30th anniversary of the jazz musician's death

  • Music

    February 5, 1997

    Recordings

    The house of worship that "St. John" built marks the 30th anniversary of the jazz musician's death

  • Music

    October 23, 1996

    Recordings

    The house of worship that "St. John" built marks the 30th anniversary of the jazz musician's death

  • Music

    July 31, 1996

    SF Weekly Picks

    The house of worship that "St. John" built marks the 30th anniversary of the jazz musician's death

  • Music

    July 17, 1996

    For the Love of Cheese

    The house of worship that "St. John" built marks the 30th anniversary of the jazz musician's death

  • Music

    December 20, 1995

    Samples

    The house of worship that "St. John" built marks the 30th anniversary of the jazz musician's death

  • Music

    December 20, 1995

    Recordings

    The house of worship that "St. John" built marks the 30th anniversary of the jazz musician's death

  • Music

    August 23, 1995

    Recordings

    The house of worship that "St. John" built marks the 30th anniversary of the jazz musician's death

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