John Coltrane

In the centennial year of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, pianist Emmet Cohen says the greatest tribute to the masters isn’t imitation, it’s self-discovery. As his new album Universal Truth arrives the same week he turns 36, Cohen reflects on artistry, mentorship, and why jazz remains one of the last places where people fully inhabit the moment.

On this episode of The Art of the Story, we focus on a 2018 Audie Cornish interview with Ravi Coltrane and Christian McBride about the release of John Coltrane's Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album that year.

On this episode of The Art of the Story from the WBGO Archive (2002), Ashley Kahn gives his essay on John Coltrane

On this episode of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with saxophonists Melissa Aldana and Walter Smith III about the 13th annual Coltrane Festival at Smoke Jazz Club

NJPAC announces its Coltrane centennial and jazz programming for 2026

On this episode of The Art of the Story from the WBGO Archive (2002) Jazz author Ashley Kahn provides his essay on John Coltrane's A Love Supreme album

On this episode of The Art of the Story from the WBGO Archive, Ravi Coltrane and Christian McBride talk about Coltrane's Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album

Milestones host Angélika Beener spoke with saxophonist Marcus Strickland in 2023 about John Coltrane's My Favorite Things

Dr. Lewis Porter's Deep Dive into John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" (Pt.1)

All week long WBGO celebrates the music of legendary saxophonist John Coltrane who would have turned 99 on September 23.