The 2nd Annual John Coltrane Symposium
at The Woodlands
Friday, September 24th - Saturday, September 25th
Presented in partnership with Ars Nova Workshop and the John Coltrane Symposium
“One positive thought produces millions of positive vibrations.”
—John Coltrane
The John Coltrane Symposium is proud to announce its second annual celebration of the life and music of John William Coltrane.
HONEYSUCKLE PROJECTS FUNDRAISER DINNER
Friday, September 24th at The Woodlands
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Omar Tate / Photo by Kevin Claiborne (Wall Street Journal Magazine)
Join the John Coltrane Symposium and Ars Nova Workshop at The Woodlands for a very special dinner and fundraiser organized by Esquire magazine’s “Chef of the Year,” and recent alumnus of Time magazine’s 100Next — Omar Tate and his Honeysuckle Project. For this very limited event, Chef Omar Tate and the Honeysuckle Project — an organization creating “a restorative place to welcome and serve the community” (Food & Wine) — will bring his artistic renderings and a culinary vision informed by his admiration of John Coltrane’s music, diet, and philosophies. This dinner will feature a four-course dinner organized by Honeysuckle Project’s Omar Tate outdoors near the meadow at The Woodlands.
Tickets:
$250
Tickets are limited and tax-deductible as a charitable contribution.
JOHN COLTRANE SYMPOSIUM PANELS AND CONCERT
Saturday, September 25th at The Woodlands
12:00pm – 7:00pm
The Second Annual John Coltrane Symposium culminates in this day-long event featuring moderated panel discussions, a dramatic reading, music, and more — in celebration of the life and music of John William Coltrane.
The highlight of this year’s symposium will be two panel discussions about Coltrane’s music and life. The opening panel includes discussions between ethnomusicologist Nia I’man Smith; composer, multi-instrumentalist, and educator, Jamal Moore; and artist-educator and AfriCobra member, James Phillips.
Our second panel will feature three biographers on John Coltrane. Scholar and musician, Karlton Hester will join two of the earliest biographers on Trane: Bill Cole and Dr. C.O. Simpkins. Cole and Simpkins have not been in conversion in over thirty years. We are honored to bring them together along with Hester to learn about their approaches and research to bringing Coltrane’s life, music and beliefs to a wider audience.
Keynote speaker Dr. Greg Carr will walk us through the historical and musical narrative of Coltrane and his musical foundations. This year’s symposium will also include a dramatic reading of Dear Listener from Carlo Campbell of Theatre in the X. Dear Listener, a play conceived and written by Anyabwile Love, takes place just days after Coltrane records A Love Supreme and imagines his reflections on his life and musical career as he visits his mother and Cousin Mary in Philadelphia. Our four days of events will conclude in the only way imaginable: with a musical performance by Alfie Pollitt and his All-Star Quartet.
Free and open to the public.
Advanced Registration Required.
For the full line up of events during the Second Annual John Coltrane Symposium taking place outside of The Woodlands, click here.