Photo by Craig Bailey
John Coltrane Memorial Concert
30th Anniversary Celebration
Friday, 9/21 - Concert 1
Bill Pierce Quartet featuring Mulgrew Miller
Fundraiser for John Coltrane Memorial Concert Educational Outreach Program
8 pm
Saturday, 9/22 - Concert 2
The John Coltrane Memorial Ensemble
featuring Ravi Coltrane Quartet and Amiri Baraka
Hosted by Eric Jackson of WGBH’s “Eric in the Evening“
7:30 pm
Location
Northeastern University
Blackman Theatre, Ell Hall
360 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
DIRECTIONS
SEATING
Tickets
$25 General
$20 NU Faculty/Staff/Senior 62+/Non-NU Students/WGBH Members
$10 NU student with ID
617-373-4700 (voice)
617-373-2184 (TTY)
Group sales call Jay Vultaggio at 617-373-5329
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Week-long celebration of the John Coltrane Memorial Concert 30th Anniversary.
Sunday, 9/16
Aardvark Orchestra
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
7 Cambridge Center, Kendall Square T
7:30 pm
$15/general admission, $10/students & seniors
Monday, 9/17
Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet
Tom Hall, Cercie Miller, Joel Springer, and Allan Chase play tribute to the 30 year JCMC legacy.
New England Conservatory, Brown Hall
8 pm
FREE
Tuesday, 9/18
The Soul of Coltrane
Bill Banfield and Armsted Christian will lead discussion followed by live performance by Berklee advanced students and faculty.
Berklee College of Music, Genko Uchida Building
David Friends Recital Hall/ 921 Boylston Street
7 - 9 pm
FREE
Wednesday, 9/19
History of the John Coltrane Memorial Concert
Reflections on the creation and evolution of JCMC featuring musicians including Stan Strickland, Bill Pierce, Armsted Christian, Frank Wilkins, Sa Davis, Syd Smart, Tim Ingles & Leonard Brown
Northeastern University John D. O’Bryant African American Institute, 40 Leon Street
11:45 am - 1:15 pm
FREE
Thursday, 9/20
Listening to Trane
Ingrid Monson will lead a panel of educators and musicians in listening to selected Coltrane recordings of significance and commenting on their importance and influence.
Harvard University, Music Building, Classroom 2
7 - 9 pm
FREE
Friday, 9/21 - Concert 1
Bill Pierce Quartet featuring Mulgrew Miller
Fundraiser for John Coltrane Memorial Concert Educational Outreach Program
Hosted by Steve Schwartz of "Jazz from Studio Four"
8 pm
Saturday, 9/22 - Concert 2
The John Coltrane Memorial Ensemble
featuring Ravi Coltrane Quartet and Amiri Baraka
Hosted by Eric Jackson of WGBH’s “Eric in the Evening“
7:30 pm
Vocalist: Armsted Christian
Keyboards: George W. Russell, Jr., Rollins Ross & Frank Wilkins
Saxophones and flutes: Carl Atkins, Leonard Brown, Bill Pierce, Stan
Strickland & Billy Thompson
Trumpets: Jason Palmer & Michael Peipman
Trombones/tuba: Bill Lowe, Larry McClellan & Gary Valente
Bass: Tim Ingles, John Lockwood & Cecil McBee
Drums & Percussion: Sa Davis, Keith Gibson & Syd Smart
Funding support by Northeastern University’s Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
www.jcmc.neu.edu
For more information about the Center For The Arts contact Denise Carrington at d.carrington@neu.edu or mail at 360 Huntington Ave., 445 Ryder Hall, Boston, MA 02115.
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