Biography John William Coltrane was born on September 23, 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina. At the age of three his family moved to High Point, NC, where young Coltrane spent his early years. His father, John Robert Coltrane, died in 1939, leaving twelve year-old John and his mother on their own.
On tap this week: Raisin' the Rent Party to benefit the St. John Center; a performance of the musical "Gypsy" in Corydon; the Louisville Ballet's "American Vanguards" performances; a Green Tie Bash to benefit Brightside's downtown beautification efforts; a pops concert with composer Marvin Hamlisch; "Cabaret 2008" at the Jazz Factory, featuring bands playing music from the 40s; and the
OAKLAND †No telling what the big-band masters, like Tommy Dorsey or Guy Lombardo, would have said if they were hanging around the Claremont Resort and Spa last Friday when "smooth jazz" saxophonist Gerald Albright took to the stage of the grand ballroom.
Cafe Idiot †Great Russian and vegetarian food served all day. Jazz, cappuccino, fresh juice, specialty teas. Happy hour from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Weekend brunch. Used English-language books and magazines, plus an art gallery. Open daily, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.
In our ideal world, there would be concert after concert, filling our datebook and draining our life's savings (about $25) at least through the end of the summer.
MDR Staff Report MARION - The third annual Red Rose Ball, which begins at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center, will include a silent auction of items donated by local individuals and businesses.
Apple Annie’s is a small bar, but the smoky lights make the place seem smaller and cozier †unless it’s packed out like it was on Feb. 21. By 9:30 p.m., the last seat was taken, so late-comers were squeezing in-between tables that, at one time, probably had a nice feng shui element to them, but now look more like a game of Minesweeper. Up front is another crowd, seven men who look like they
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