John Coltrane's "a Love Supreme" : 50th Anniversary Concert Featuring Donald Harrison at Blackman Theatre, Northeastern University

John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme," the 50th Anniversary concert. The 37th Annual John Coltrane Memorial Concert, with the John Coltrane Memorial Concert Ensemble and guest artist Donald Harrison; hosted by Eric Jackson. Co-presented by Friends of John Coltrane Memorial Concert (fJCMC) and Northeastern Center for the Arts. Tickets: $30 general admission, $25 students/seniors, $40 VIP [all ticket prices include service charge]. For tickets: http://tickets.neu.edu, 617-373-4700 (TTY 617-373-2184).

"Acknowledgement" "Resolution" "Pursuance" "Psalm", the four movements that comprise John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" suite, considered by many to be his greatest work and the most profound spiritual jazz composition ever created. Fifty years ago, the entire world was embroiled in political movements to gain equal rights, a restless climate in much need of answers that only a higher power could convey. It was within that climate that "A Love Supreme" was born, and to this day, this particular composition continues to resonate. ...

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John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme," the 50th Anniversary concert. The 37th Annual John Coltrane Memorial Concert, with the John Coltrane Memorial Concert Ensemble and guest artist Donald Harrison; hosted by Eric Jackson. Co-presented by Friends of John Coltrane Memorial Concert (fJCMC) and Northeastern Center for the Arts. Tickets: $30 general admission, $25 students/seniors, $40 VIP [all ticket prices include service charge]. For tickets: http://tickets.neu.edu, 617-373-4700 (TTY 617-373-2184).

"Acknowledgement" "Resolution" "Pursuance" "Psalm", the four movements that comprise John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" suite, considered by many to be his greatest work and the most profound spiritual jazz composition ever created. Fifty years ago, the entire world was embroiled in political movements to gain equal rights, a restless climate in much need of answers that only a higher power could convey. It was within that climate that "A Love Supreme" was born, and to this day, this particular composition continues to resonate.

The suite, including a recitation of Coltrane’s prayer given by Eric Jackson of WGBH radio, will be performed in its entirety by the John Coltrane Memorial Concert Ensemble, comprised of Boston-based master musicians Carl Atkins (sax), Leonard Brown (sax), Jeff Galindo (trombone), Yoron Israel (drums), Ron Mahdi (bass), John Ramsay (drums), and George W. Russell, Jr. (piano). The Ensemble will be joined by special guest New Orleans' saxophonist Donald Harrison, hailed as the "King of Nouveau Swing" who is also deeply rooted in the Black Mardi Gras Indian tradition, a tradition that stems back a few centuries to New Orleans' Congo Square, where uprooted 18th and 19th century Africans could gather and openly celebrate their culture.

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