Michelle Coltrane Explained

Michelle Coltrane is a jazz vocalist and composer.

Family and early life

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

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.

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

Albums

I Think of You (1994)^[13]
Awakening (2017)^[14] ^[15]

Guest vocals

The Gap Band - Straight from the Heart^[16]
Shea Welsh - Arrival^[17]

External links

Official Website

Notes and References

Web site: Michelle Coltrane | The John Coltrane International Jazz & Blues Festival. May 1, 2019.
Web site: Michelle Coltrane: Awakening album review @ All About Jazz. All About. Jazz. All About Jazz. 2 January 2018 .
Web site: 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.. September 18, 1993. Los Angeles Times.
Web site: A Conversation with Michelle Coltrane. Jessie Dick, Jeff. Burke. www.wxpr.org. 25 July 2018 .
Web site: Michelle Coltrane: What's in a Name?. Christopher. Loudon. JazzTimes. 2020-11-16. 2021-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20211019184623/https://jazztimes.com/features/interviews/michelle-coltrane-name/. dead.
Web site: 2020 PAUL BROWN MONDAY NIGHT JAZZ SERIES ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES . 2024-03-08.
Web site: Davis . Chanel . All that Jazz: The John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival returns to the Triad . YES! Weekly . 2023-08-23 . 2024-03-08.
Web site: Michelle Coltrane Is Glad Her Mother Alice's Devotional Music Is Finally Getting Its Due. October 25, 2017. LA Weekly.
Web site: Alice Coltrane's Spirit Lives on Through the Sai Anantam Ashram Singers. www.vice.com. August 2017 .
Web site: Jay Edwards interviews Michelle Coltrane On Jazz Tones Sunday . Jay . Edwards . WCLK . 2017-12-03 . 2024-03-08.
Web site: Triad . Tina . The John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival set for park in High Point . Greensboro News and Record . 2024-02-26 . 2024-03-08.
Web site: Friends Of The Coltrane Home – The John and Alice Coltrane Home . The John and Alice Coltrane Home – The Spiritual Home of Jazz . 2020-08-25 . 2024-03-08.
Web site: Zimmerman . Lee . Michelle Coltrane: "My Goal Is to Uphold the Same Artistic Integrity That My Parents Did" . Miami New Times . 2013-11-13 . 2024-03-08.
Web site: NEW MUSIC: Awakening By Michelle Coltrane . Aaron . Cohen . WCLK . 2018-04-25 . 2024-03-08.
Web site: Zimmerman . Brian . Michelle Coltrane – "Moment's Notice" . JAZZIZ Magazine . 2018-07-06 . 2024-03-08.
Web site: Michelle Coltrane Discography . Discogs . 2021-12-14 . 2024-03-08.
Web site: Shea Welsh: Arrival . George W. . Harris . Jazz Weekly . 2017-08-24 . 2024-03-08.