Michelle Coltrane
Michelle Coltrane is an American jazz vocalist and composer.
Family and early life
[edit]Coltrane was born in Paris, France. She was raised primarily in Long Island, New York by her mother, musician Alice Coltrane, and her step-father, saxophonist John Coltrane.[1] Her father is jazz vocalist Kenny Hagood.[2] Exposed to music at a very early age, she began pursuing her own career in her family's footsteps.[3]
Career
[edit]She has performed and collaborated with artists such as Scott Hiltzik,[4] Shea Welsh,[4] Kenny Kirkland,[4] Jeff Watts,[4] Ronnie Laws,[4] Billy Childs,[4] Jack DeJohnette,[4] Marvin "Smitty" Smith,[4] Reggie Workman,[4] The Gap Band,[4] the McCoy Tyner Trio,[4] and her brother Ravi Coltrane,[5] Her music festival appearances include the Montreaux Jazz Festival,[6] the Panama Jazz Festival,[6] the Miami Jazz Festival,[6] and the John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival.[7] Beyond her solo work, she has performed internationally with the Sai Anantam Ashram Singers presenting the music of Alice Coltrane.[8][9]
In 1994, Coltrane released her debut album, I Think of You, a collaboration with composer Scott Hiltzik.[10] Her second album, Awakening, was released in 2017 and featured sung versions of her father's songs.[10]
Outside of her performance career, Coltrane co-hosted the “Straight No Chaser” radio program on KPFK in Los Angeles and was a professional DJ in Tokyo in her 20s.[11]
She now is chief creative officer of the John Coltrane Home, a non-profit organization.[12]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]Guest vocals
[edit]- The Gap Band - Straight from the Heart[16][better source needed]
- Shea Welsh - Arrival[17]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Michelle Coltrane | The John Coltrane International Jazz & Blues Festival". May 1, 2019.
- ↑ Jazz, All About (January 2, 2018). "Michelle Coltrane: Awakening album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz.
- ↑ "Michelle Coltrane Is Back on Her Family's Track : Jazz: The daughter of the revered saxophonist didn't set out to become a musician. But there she'll be--singing in Seal Beach on Sunday". Los Angeles Times. September 18, 1993.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Burke, Jessie Dick, Jeff (July 25, 2018). "A Conversation with Michelle Coltrane". www.wxpr.org.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Loudon, Christopher. "Michelle Coltrane: What's in a Name?". JazzTimes. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- 1 2 3 "2020 PAUL BROWN MONDAY NIGHT JAZZ SERIES ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES" (PDF). Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ↑ Davis, Chanel (August 23, 2023). "All that Jazz: The John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival returns to the Triad". YES! Weekly. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Michelle Coltrane Is Glad Her Mother Alice's Devotional Music Is Finally Getting Its Due". LA Weekly. October 25, 2017.
- ↑ "Alice Coltrane's Spirit Lives on Through the Sai Anantam Ashram Singers". Vice.com. August 2017. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020.
- 1 2 Edwards, Jay (December 3, 2017). "Jay Edwards interviews Michelle Coltrane On Jazz Tones Sunday". WCLK. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ↑ Triad, Tina (February 26, 2024). "The John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival set for park in High Point". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Friends Of The Coltrane Home – The John and Alice Coltrane Home". The John and Alice Coltrane Home – The Spiritual Home of Jazz. August 25, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ↑ Zimmerman, Lee (November 13, 2013). "Michelle Coltrane: "My Goal Is to Uphold the Same Artistic Integrity That My Parents Did"". Miami New Times. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ↑ Cohen, Aaron (April 25, 2018). "NEW MUSIC: Awakening By Michelle Coltrane". WCLK. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ↑ Zimmerman, Brian (July 6, 2018). "Michelle Coltrane – "Moment's Notice"". JAZZIZ Magazine. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Michelle Coltrane Discography". Discogs. December 14, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ↑ Harris, George W. (August 24, 2017). "Shea Welsh: Arrival". Jazz Weekly. Retrieved March 8, 2024.