Born in North Carolina in 1926, saxophone player and composer John Coltrane spent over a decade in Philadelphia and then moved to New York. WRTI's Susan Lewis considers the impact of Coltrane, who expanded the boundaries of jazz with a wide range of styles.
http://youtu.be/P3teY5qtIUQ
Coltrane’s house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1999. Efforts to preserve the house are ongoing.
Coltrane031714SLLFa.mp3
Listen to WRTI's Susan Lewis talk with Tom Moon and Rob Armstrong, who co-directed the film COLTRANE'S PHILADELPHIA.
http://youtu.be/f5b91E7_ZdY
