Ravi Coltrane Quartet: Centennial Celebration

Just days before John Coltrane would have turned 100, his son, saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, presents a blazing young band to mark the milestone. Ravi, 60, spent the first quarter-century of his career acquiring a diverse array of experience and honing his own lustrous, harmonically slippery compositions. But in recent years he’s taken up the family mantle with a variety of projects and initiatives on and off the bandstand, championing the legacy of both his parents, John and Alice Coltrane.

For this celebration, he’s joined by the brilliant trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson, a longtime collaborator who graduated from Berkeley High. Israeli pianist/keyboardist Gadi Lehavi made his Village Vanguard debut with Ravi at 15. Now 30, he’s more than lived up to his enormous potential. Powering the quartet is Bay Area-reared drum sensation Elé Howell, 28, a supremely musical accompanist who gained national attention when Coltrane started hiring him in 2021 for various projects, including Cosmic Music: Revisiting the Music of John and Alice Coltrane.

John Coltrane's presence continues to illuminate new directions for exploration. Join us for this special Centennial Celebration with Ravi Coltrane and his band.