The Blue Note was packed and buzzing with anticipation late Sunday evening in New York City, as listeners gathered for the closing set of what had already been a compelling five-night run. On Sunday ...

In March of 2024, Ravi Coltrane played a five-night stand at the Blue Note jazz club in New York. I caught the last set on Sunday night. I have had the pleasure of seeing Ravi perform several times ...

As the saxophone-playing son of John Coltrane, the iconic saxophonist, composer and band leader who turned the music world inside out in the 1950s and 1960s, Ravi Coltrane has carried a double-bladed ...

Get The Spot518 News in your inbox!

Ravi Coltrane was born on Long Island. But any time the jazz saxophonist plays in Detroit, it’s a bit of a homecoming. That’s because his late mother, musician and spiritual activist Alice Coltrane ...