Recently, I wrote about the new three-disk reissue of the John Coltrane Quartet’s “A Love Supreme,” the highlight of which is a recording of the group’s live performance of the suite. The over-all ...

Live musical performances are usually freer than those recorded in studios, for reasons having to do with the peculiar psychology of many performing artists. In public, where what’s played is what’s ...

Coltrane changed the game in American music a few times over. Here’s a guided tour to his career, courtesy of 15 musicians, scholars, poets, writers and other experts. By Giovanni Russonello Yes, it’s ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: The dead can speak—and move—thanks to David Gerlach and his new PBS Digital Series, Blank on Blank. It’s hard to imagine in these times of oversharing, but most celebrity ...