dublab and The John & Alice Coltrane Home present a free concert featuring performances of Alice Coltrane’s music in celebration of her 85th birthday.

⦾ The Universal Consciousness Orchestra performing Alice Coltrane’s cosmic classics conducted and arranged by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson.

Featured musicians include:
○ Harps: Low Leaf, Nailah Hunter and Radha Botofasina
○ Saxophone: Azar Lawrence
○ Bass: Lawrence shaw (Black Nile)
○ Drums: Robert Miller
○ Percussion: Andres Renteria
○ Keys: Surya Botofasina
○ Plus a 16-piece string ensemble

⦾ Surya Botofasina of The Sai Anantam Ashram will lead an ensemble playing bhajans and progressive sounds inspired by Turiyasangitananda’s devotional music with featured vocalist Michelle Coltrane.

Featured musicians include:
○ Keys and vocals: Surya Botofasina
○ Bass: Lawrence shaw (Black Nile)
○ Drums: Myles Martin
○ Violin and vocals: V.C.R.
○ Saxophone: Tristan Cappel
○ Vocal Choir: Arianna Gouveia, Dwight Trible, Radha Botofasina, Shyam Tony Reyes and Sita Michelle Coltrane
○ Dancer: Ranjani

⦾ Musical offerings by dublab DJs Barbarelle & Teebs
⦾ Live visualizations by Alex Pelly
⦾ Poetry reading by Harmony Holiday

Attendees are encouraged to bring an offering of flowers for the altar being constructed by The Vedantic Center.

More venue information including location and directions can be found here.

This concert will be live-streamed. Click here to watch. View the digital program PDF here.

This free, all ages concert is made possible through the generous support from Squarespace, the dynamic all-in-one website-building and ecommerce platform. Get 10% off your new Squarespace site using the code DUBLAB10 at checkout.

Additional support comes from: Ceylon, P.F. Candle Co., KPFK 90.7 FM, LAist, Impulse!, Luaka Bop, Everybody World, The Institute for Art and Olfaction and dublab listeners.

About the John & Alice Coltrane Home: Headquartered at the family’s former residence in Long Island, The John & Alice Coltrane Home, seeks to inspire and educate by providing a tangible link to a period of deep creativity and transformation in the lives of two great African American artists: John and Alice Coltrane. Visit thecoltranehome.org to discover more.