WHYY
By
John Coltrane (NPR)
As Black History Month comes to a close, events around the region celebrate the accomplishments of extraordinary African-Americans
Philly Jazz Legacy is a collaborative discovery process to explore how to preserve, interpret, and share Philadelphia’s expansive jazz history. (Philly Jazz Legacy)
The legendary John Coltrane revolutionized jazz music with his innovative style of play. Though he died of liver cancer at just 40 years old, Coltrane’s legacy as one of the most prolific and influential artists of all time endures. The Philadelphia Jazz Legacy Project will pay homage to him in a free talk with Lewis Porter, a musician/educator who authored two books on Coltrane and documentarian/historian Steve Rowland, producer of the audio doc “Tell Me How Long The Trane’s Been Gone.” Jazz Legacy project director Suzanne Cloud will host.
Things to do in Philly this weekend and next week inquirer.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from inquirer.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The song offers commentary on the Black Lives Matter demonstrations, systemic racism and MLK s assassination. The song s chorus is the famous King quote, Our lives begin to end the day that we become silent about things that matter.
Nixon recorded his song during quarantine on a backpack recording studio that Thurman gave him. The music teacher drove to Nixon s house to get him the equipment needed to record the song. [We] followed all the social distancing guidelines, making sure everything was sanitized, and he was able to set up a Logic Pro studio with a decent quality recording mic in his home and take the song all the way to completion, Thurman told BillyPenn.
Kimberly Paynter / WHYY
On Sunday night, Sean Salm could see the stage at Voltage Lounge lighting up again, with guitarists, singers and even professional wrestlers performing in front of a live audience after months of silence.
Not literally, of course.
But for the live venue manager, President Donald Trump’s decision to sign the $900 billion second coronavirus stimulus bill was enough to make him dare to dream. The Voltage, like most other hospitality businesses, has been devastated by the occupancy restrictions brought by the pandemic. The 350-capacity venue near Center City hasn’t been able to pay rent since March, Salm said.
Reply
Locally rooted band Atlas Gray will soon release an album in conjunction with SongAid, aimed at social injustice. (Florin Ion Firimita)
DOWNINGTOWN, PA A couple of Downingtown East graduates formed a band and are now recording and teaching, doing everything with an eye on social justice.
The band, Atlas Gray, recently finished recording their first full-length album, Through The Dark, slated for release in the winter of 2021.
Andy Sorenson and Jon Stoltzfus met as students at Downingtown East High School. Sorenson is a guitarist as well as producer and engineer. Stoltzfus, a native of Exton, is Atlas Gray s drummer.