Coltrane 99: WBGO's weeklong celebration of the 99th anniversary of the birth of legendary saxophonist, bandleader and composer John Coltrane

WBGO | By Doug Doyle

Published September 22, 2025 at 4:41 AM EDT

COLTRANE 99

Legendary saxophonist, composer and bandleader John Coltrane would have turned 99 on September 23. WBGO celebrates his music and life all week long.

WBGO announcers will be playing Coltrane's most inspirational and famous tunes throughout the week of September 22. Check here at wbgo.org for WBGO Archive material on the two-time Grammy Award winner.

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Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998. Since then, Doug and his news staff have received more than 300 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.

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