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The Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Collective and Burchfield Penney Art Center celebrate the birthday of one of the greatest saxophone players of all time at the annual John Coltrane jazz festival! A virtuosic lineup of jazz all-stars join COLTRANE Celebration Music Directors George Caldwell and Curtis Lundy, with opening performances by The Love Supreme School of Music Student & Faculty Band.
COLTRANE Celebration 2024
The Annual John Coltrane Birthday Celebration
Sep 27, 5:00pm —
Sep 28, 2024, 10:00pm
Featured The George Caldwell Quintet with Bill Easley (Saxophone), Tim Clarke (Trumpet), Sylvester Sample Jr. (Bass), Sean Jefferson (Drums), and George Caldwell (Piano); Curtis Lundy & Umoja with Jordan Williams (Piano), Abraham Burton (Tenor Sax), Jeff "Tain" Watts (Drums), and Curtis Lundy (Bass)
Love Supreme School of Music.- Individual student performances: Samuel Parker (guitar, voice) (acc. by select faculty) - Strasbourg / St. Denis (R. Hargrove), Sunny (B. Hebb); Haadiyah Habeeb (acc. by Sehréa N’Dayu, piano)
Armani Works, Oscar Woodrich
Student Ensemble (featuring select faculty):
Allen Smith, drums; Ariyah Roberts, piano; Amari Funderburg, piano; Jadon Buckley, guitar; Samuel Parker, guitar; Amir Dalton, alto saxophone; Audriana Pearman, alto saxophone; Gabrielle Workman, alto saxophone; Zech Thompson, trumpet, Joel Nicholas, Isaiah Gethers, Oscar Woodrich
2023 John Coltrane Celebration
We were most honored to present Ravi Coltrane accompanied by the Curtis Lundy Trio and more at the 2023 Annual John Coltrane Celebration. We are grateful that community continues to support.
The Annual John Coltrane Birthday Celebration was presented with the generous support of the Cullen Foundation.
Read 2023 Jazz Buffalo review HERE.
Photos by Jack Zuff.
Artwork by Monet Alyssa
thank you for your continued support! stay tuned for this year’s coltrane celebration!
