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John Coltrane: The Sonic Astronaut Who Took Jazz to the Moon (and Brought It Back in 5/4 Time)

Once upon a bebop in time, before Spotify algorithms and lo-fi hip hop study beats, there came a man so cosmically talented, he made saxophones cry, blush, and experience existential dread. His name? John William Coltrane. His mission? To bend the very fabric of jazz, time, and possibly space itself until even Einstein would scratch his head and go, “Wait, is this 11/8?” Coltrane wasn’t just a musician. No, my […]

April 30, 2025 41

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Alice Coltrane and the Harp of Cosmic Funk

Let’s be honest: if you met a woman who wore flowing robes, played jazz harp, ran an ashram, and claimed to receive music directly from the divine… you might assume she was either an interdimensional being or your coolest aunt on ayahuasca. But Alice Coltrane was both—and more. She didn’t just push jazz into new spiritual realms; she dragged it there in a chariot made of stars, incense smoke, and […]

April 29, 2025 141

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Wayne Shorter

At home we kept debating the wisdom of Wayne Shorter - spurred by watching the fine 3-hours doc ‘zero gravity’. He grew up in a nurturing home and explored the world with his brother - later he found nurturing and brotherhood in Art Blakey, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock. His music and talent for composition expanded - I love how his theme for ‘ Nefertiti’ with the […]

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