Get ready for the sounds of Coltrane to create your December soundtrack yet again: the annual year-ending festival celebrating the music of legendary saxophonist, bandleader and composer John Coltrane returns to Smoke Jazz Club on the Upper West Side.
The series will kick off on Wednesday, December 11 with a trio led by Coltrane's acclaimed son, saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, alongside pianist Gadi Lehavi and drummer Elé Salif Howell. The jazzy fun will continue with Eric Scott Reed Quintet featuring beloved trumpeter Nicholas Payton & tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander. On Christmas, Louis Hayes will sit in with Vincent Herring Quartet, while an all-star band including vocalist Jazzmeia Horn, saxophonist Vincent Herring, pianist Cyrus Chestnut, bassist Yasushi Nakamura and drummer Johnathan Blake will help ring in the new year on the 31st. The event continues into the new year, find more information and dates at SMOKEjazz.com.