He helped turn the Library of Congress into a leading center for research on the history of jazz, and made some surprising discoveries of his own. By Clay Risen Coltrane, a jazz virtuoso who devoted ...

A previously unknown recording, discovered by chance in 2017, captures the saxophonist testing the limits of his sound in the summer of 1961. It’s a snapshot of a pivotal moment in jazz’s evolution.

As the season of Nutcrackers, Messiahs, Scrooges and Santas begins, here are some novel ways to enjoy the holidays, including a poetry weekend and a Coltrane tribute. By Erik Piepenburg It is not only ...