You couldn't blame Ravi Coltrane if he had decided years ago to never pick up a tenor saxophone, let alone play jazz.
As the son of John Coltrane - one of the true jazz legends to play that instrument - the comparisons between father and son would be inevitable. And that's a lot of weight for a young musician to carry.
However, Ravi Coltrane's performance Sunday at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts demonstrated that he has his own voice. He also doesn't try to distance himself from his father's legacy, he embraces it.
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As the son of John Coltrane - one of the true jazz legends to play that instrument - the comparisons between father and son would be inevitable. And that's a lot of weight for a young musician to carry.
However, Ravi Coltrane's performance Sunday at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts demonstrated that he has his own voice. He also doesn't try to distance himself from his father's legacy, he embraces it.
The rest of the article can be found at http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/ ... 05-ON.html