Wednesday, November 08, 2017

New MICHELLE COLTRANE release AWAKENING

Michelle Coltrane was born in Paris, France, and is the only daughter of Alice and John Coltrane. While and after raising two children Michelle toured the US and France as a soloist, and has performed with such artists as Kenny Kirkland, Jeff Watts, Ronnie Laws, Billy Childs, Jack DeJohnette, Marvin Smitty Smith, Reggie Workman, The Gap Band and with the McCoy Tyner Trio at the Montreux Jazz Festival. 

Her first CD, I THINK OF YOU, is a classic and contemporary jazz collaboration with musician and composer Scott Hiltzik. The recording was well received by Jazz Times and won a YES Award, presented by blues artist Barbara Morrison. Michelle was a featured performer at the 2013 Panama Jazz Festival, and recent appearances include shows at The John Ford Amphitheater in Los Angeles, The Miami Jazz Festival, Vibratos in Bel Air Ca., H. O. M. E. (House of Music & Entertainment) Beverly Hills, Ca., Bar 1912 in Bverly Hills, Ca. and Yoshis Jazz Club,Oakland Ca.

Michelle honed her stage manner skills as an Emcee to many John Coltrane Scholarship events like the Wiltern Theatre and The House of Blues in Los Angeles. During the late 1990s Michelle co-hosted a radio program on 90.7 FM for 5 years, “Straight No Chaser” with Maggie Le Pique, interviewing artists such as Charlie Haden, Alice Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane, Freddie Hubbard, Elvin Jones, Stanley Clarke and many others. She is heavily involved in the “Save The Coltrane Home” project with her brother Ravi with the most recent event featuring Santana, Ravi Coltrane, Cornell West, Ashely Kahn, Winton Marsalis, Marcus Miller, and Jimmy Heath as guest speakers. She is also the vice-president of the board of directors of the John and Alice Coltrane Foundation involved in many projects.

Michelle’s new band a collaboration with Shea Welsh guitarist and MD. Michelle and Shea have composed new material and are arranging new and classic standards to create the bands unique modern and retro sound.


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