Jazz and Religion: The Church of John Coltrane

The Saint John Coltrane Church in San Francisco has always been a source of curiosity for Trane fans and jazz lovers who've heard of it, not to mention less-jazz-and-Trane-inclined skeptics sure to offer a cynical “what's that all about" smile. (Crazy jazzheads! A friend who lived in San Francisco for a few years told me that he once attended the Sunday-afternoon service and noted many congregants experiencing...