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Ravi Coltrane: In Flux
by Germein Linares
Ravi Coltrane's fourth studio release, In Flux, is what he calls “by far the strongest work I've done to date." A bold statement, no doubt, though the album's twelve offerings give credibility to his argument. Joined by his touring group of pianist Luis Perdomo, bassist Drew Gress, and drummer EJ Strickland, Coltrane exploits the group's cohesion: ...
Ravi Coltrane: In Flux
by Michael A. Edwards
Neither overly-swayed by or unrealistically-dismissive of his father's legacy, Ravi Coltrane has focused on putting out solid, challenging jazz in the modal and modern bop forms. His latest, a quartet recording, continues that line and offers palpable improvements both in his playing and compositional ideas. Each member contributes to In Flux, and there is ...
Ravi Coltrane: In Flux
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane continues his maturation as a composer and leader on In Flux, his fourth at the helm, offering a compelling straight-ahead set. It's the first document of his quartet with pianist Luis Perdomo, bassist Drew Gress, and drummer E.J. Strickland, with whom he has gigged for the last few years, fostering a group identity ...
Ravi Coltrane: In Flux
by John Kelman
In Flux is an appropriate title for saxophonist Ravi Coltrane's new release. Between running his own label, overseeing the reissue of music from his late father John, producing his mother Alice, and regular work with artists including pianist McCoy Tyner and saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, Coltrane has the kind of varied life that artists dream of. In ...
Ravi Coltrane: In Flux
by Mark F. Turner
Ravi Coltrane In Flux Savoy 2005 The progression of Ravi Coltrane as a musician and leader reaches a momentous level on his fourth recording, In Flux, his most striking and mature work to date. Having been in the jazz game for awhile, various roles have found him as a sideman ...
Ravi Coltrane: In Flux
by Mark Corroto
You have to admire saxophonist Ravi Coltrane. He has never utilized his famous name for a payday. As the son of the late John Coltrane, he could have sold out to either the giant stepping fans or taken up with the interstellar avant-garde path. He choose a quieter and more subtle route. In Flux ...
Mad 6
Label: Eighty-Eights
Released: 2003
Track listing: 26-2; Ginger Bread Boy; Avignon; The Mad 6; Self Portrait in Three Colors; Between Lines; 'Round Midnight; The Return of Olymbus; Ask Me Now; Fifth House.
Ravi Coltrane: His Own Man, His Own Thing
by R.J. DeLuke
OK. We all know Ravi Coltrane is the son of legendary musician John Coltrane, who was not only a saxophonist for the ages but one of the most brilliant and influential musicians ever. He's Coltrane influenced, but name one saxophonist in the last 20 years--no, 30 years--who isn't. Now let it go. Ravi Coltrane, ...
Ravi Coltrane: Mad 6
by Terrell Kent Holmes
It is unfair when a talented person has his or her accomplishments examined through the lens of pedigree. Some, like Barry Bonds, have handled it well, but countless others have bent beneath the weight of great expectations. Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane has forged a notable career in jazz because of (and, perhaps, in spite of) his bloodlines. ...
Ravi Coltrane: Mad 6
by Jerry D'Souza
Ravi Coltrane returns as a leader on an album that shows not only a great deal of maturity but also a focus on his vision of jazz. The saxophonist fronts the six musicians who are, over the scheme of things, actually split into two quartets. For the music that comes out of them and their interpretation ...
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