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History of Jazz Time Line: John Coltrane 1941


  • John Coltrane's mother moves to Philadelphia.

  • Coltrane receives a clarinet as a gift and he joins community and school bands in High Point, North Carolina. Later in high school, after hearing Johnny Hodges, Coltrane decides to play the alto saxophone. Lester Young is among his favorite musicians.

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