COLTRANE Celebration 2024

Co-Presented by the Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Collective 

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The Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Collective and Burchfield Penney Art Center celebrate the birthday of one of the greatest saxophone players of all time at the annual John Coltrane jazz festival! A virtuosic lineup of jazz all-stars join COLTRANE Celebration Music Directors George Caldwell and Curtis Lundy, with opening performances by The Love Supreme School of Music Student & Faculty Band.

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FRIDAY

September 27, 2024

Opening Reception | 7:00 p.m.

Second Floor Reception Space

All ticket-holders are invited to enjoy drinks and light refreshments before an unforgettable evening of jazz!
Members enjoy early check-in for the reception at 6:30 p.m.

Concert | 7:30 p.m.

Burchfield Penney Tower Auditorium

The George Caldwell Quartet

Featuring Bill Easley (Tenor & Soprano Sax), Sylvester Sample (Bass), Sean Jefferson (Drums), and George Caldwell (Piano)

Find out why music journalist Jeff Miers calls George Caldwell "a fully tenured jazz piano legend" and "one of the pre-eminent swing jazz players in modern jazz"!

Opening performance by the Love Supreme School of Music.

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SATURDAY

September 28, 2024 | 7:30 p.m.

Burchfield Penney Tower Auditorium (Doors at 7:00 p.m.)

Curtis Lundy & Umoja

Featuring Jordan Williams (Piano), Abraham Burton (Tenor Sax), Jeff "Tain" Watts (Drums), and Curtis Lundy (Bass)

Experience this superlative ensemble's interpretation of "Chambers' Music: A Jazz Delegation From the East," the 1956 album by virtuoso bassist Paul Chambers featuring collaborations with John Coltrane!

Opening performance by the Love Supreme School of Music.