日期/Date：2017年9月8日

入场时间/Door Time：6:00 PM

演出时间/Show Time：7:30PM

地址/Add：前门东大街23号 Blue Note Beijing

23 Qianmen East Street. Dongcheng District. Beijing

电话Tel：170-0000-0288 188-BLUE-NOTE

票价信息

B2剧场票价Ticket Price：

460（边座）/560（主座）RMB

（餐饮低消：60RMB） 

Lineup:

Ravi Coltrane - sax

Glenn Zaleski - pianist 

Dezron Douglas - bass

Johnathan Blake - drums

RAVI COLTRANE

爵士乐的延续，因父之名

作者：郑宇

每一年，我都会在两个特殊的日子里专门翻出一些唱片来听，9月23日和7月17日，它们是John Coltrane的生日和祭日。和很多人一样，Trane也是我的神。他是教父，是信仰，是通往那个现代爵士乐伟大创世之年的大门。有人说，John Coltrane之后，再无爵士。我想，并不是那扇门关上了，而是Trane和他代表的那个年代的音乐光辉成为了永恒，永恒的照耀50年来爵士乐每一寸土地上的生长和延续。

在所有沐浴光辉的子民里，有一个人始终承受着光芒的沉重。他是神的孩子，John Coltrane和Alice Coltrane的第二个儿子，Ravi Coltrane。他在两岁时失去了父亲。很难想象，Ravi在成长中如何面对一个自己一无所知、却被其他世人奉若神明的父亲。当他决定像传说中伟大的父亲那样去演奏，又是怎么面对几乎未曾谋面的父亲带给他的，注定被拿来比较却不可能超越的阴影？

今年，一部侧重表现John Coltrane个人生活的纪录片《Chasing Trane》在美国院线上映，献祭Trane逝世50周年。片中有不少由Alice生前提供的从未面世的影像资料。而我其实很想看到一部关于Ravi Coltrane的纪录片，相比于给世界带来光辉的神话般的父亲，Ravi身上无疑有更深的人性视角可以挖掘和表现。遗憾的是，他同样伟大的母亲Alice已经在十年前去世。正好在他父亲陨落的年纪，他的母亲离去。

一切仿如命中注定。也许当Trane以印度西塔琴大师Ravi Shankar的名字为他命名时，*注定了他成为三个学习乐器的兄弟里，*真正延续父亲音乐血脉的传人。而这种传承离不开一位伟大的女性。有时候我会觉得，在Trane去世后，他的精神是在Alice的生命中以某种方式继续的。在她音乐中延续了Trane对宇宙、宗教、精神的思考，我甚至觉得，如果Trane在世，会和Alice一起在70年代出世修行。

对Ravi来说，是母亲给予了他所有，但他从母亲身上继承的，何尝不是父亲的灵魂？2004年，在Ravi的鼓励下，隐世二十几年的Alice再次走进录音室，这张由儿子制作的专辑《Translinear Light》里还有Ravi的弟弟，Orrin Evans参与演奏。此后，一家人一起登上舞台，2006年的旧金山爵士音乐节，当一袭红袍的Alice Coltrane坐在钢琴前，Ravi Coltrane吹响“A Love Supreme”的旋律，现场不少乐迷留下了热泪。那是Coltrane的魂。

天知道“A Love Supreme”对于多少人有精神救赎的意义，但是当Ravi Coltrane在舞台上演奏这首早已属于全人类的音乐，他是为自己，为父亲，和母亲。这场音乐会是Alice Coltrane生命的绝唱。只有在如此仪式上，Ravi才会演奏父亲的作曲。Ravi曾经在NPR的一个节目里谈过父亲的阴影。他只在一张个人专辑《Mad 6》里录过父亲的曲子。也许免不了回避的想法，但更重要的始终是走出自己的道路。

去年，鼓手Jack DeJohnette邀请Ravi Coltrane，以及Trane经典四重奏的贝斯手Jimmy Garrison的儿子Matthew Garrison一起，录制了三重奏专辑《In Movement》。自然，其中演奏了John Coltrane的作曲，一首他曾为Baptiste教堂遇害的黑人女孩写作的歌曲“Alabama”。

无论以录音的方式或现场的方式，演奏的方式或感受的方式，都是成为延续的一部分。曾经与日本爵士钢琴家山下洋辅谈话时，他说起50年前Trane在日本演出带给他的震撼。我当然没看过Trane，但我曾看过McCoy Tyner、John Tchicai、Benny Golson、Pharaoh Sanders、Roy Haynes等和John Coltrane并肩演奏过的音乐家演出。我想，Ravi Coltrane*是这份延续*后的拼图吧。

Ravi Coltrane

Ravi Coltrane is a critically acclaimed Grammy™ nominated saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. In the course of a twenty plus year career, Mr. Coltrane has worked as a sideman to many, recorded noteworthy albums for himself and others and founded a prominent independent record label, RKM.

Born in Long Island, the second son of John Coltrane and Alice Coltrane, Ravi was named after Indian sitar legend Ravi Shankar. He was raised in Los Angeles where his family moved after his father’s death in 1967. His mother, Alice Coltrane, was a significant influence on Ravi and it was he who encouraged Alice to return to performance and the recording studio after a long absence. Subsequently, Ravi produced and played on Alice Coltrane’s powerful, ‘Translinear Light’, which was released in 2004.

Ravi has released six albums as a leader. His latest, ‘Spirit Fiction’, was released in June of 2012 for the Blue Note label. Additional credits include performances as well as recordings with Elvin Jones, Terence Blanchard, Kenny Baron, Steve Coleman, McCoy Tyner, Jack DeJohnette, Matt Garrison, Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, Geri Allen, Joanne Brackeem, The Blue Note 7, among others.

Ravi lives in Brooklyn, NY and maintains a fast paced touring, recording, composing and performance schedule. He leads the effort to restore the John Coltrane Home in Dix Hills, Long Island www.thecoltranehome.org and presides over important reissues of his parent’s recordings.

Johnathan Blake

Grammy-nominated drummer and composer, Johnathan Blake, has been working steadily in the contemporary jazz scene for the past 10 years. He has been a first-call drummer for many notable jazz musicians such as Tom Harrell, David Sanchez, Russell Malone, Kenny Barron, Randy Brecker, and Oliver Lake to name a few. His musicianship, professionalism, and positive attitude are few of the attributes that make him the choice drummer for many. In addition to being a sideman, Johnathan performs with his own group internationally.

Johnathan Blake was born in Philadelphia on July 1st, 1976 as a son of a world-renown jazz violinist, John Blake, Jr. Naturally, Johnathan was introduced to the world of jazz music by his father from early on. Although, Johnathan began playing violin at the age three under his father’s guidance, he never felt at home with the instrument. He always felt a close connection to the drums in spite of his father’s wish for Johnathan to become a violinist.

When Johnathan was 10 years old, a visiting music teacher at his elementary school allowed him to choose an instrument after Johnathan scored perfect on the music aptitude test. Without hesitation, Johnathan picked the drum set. He started taking lessons at the school and it became clear to everyone very quickly that the drums, indeed, was his instrument.

In middle school, Johnathan performed with the jazz band for the first time. He won several awards including Outstanding Achievement Award in Music. Beginning at age 12, Johnathan was involved with the Lovett Hines Youth Ensemble, where he met his long-time friend and musical partner, Jaleel Shaw. With the Lovett Hines Youth Ensemble, Johnathan performed regularly in the Philadelphia area.

Johnathan went on to George Washington High School in Philadelphia, where he was a drum captain of the marching band and started playing with Settlement Music School under the direction of Robert Landham. During the summer time, he participated in many music camps such as Jazz Opportunity for Youth at Montclair State College, Jazz in July Summer Workshop at the University of Massachusetts.

As Johnathan became more involved in music, he began contemplating a career as professional jazz musician. His encounter with Love Supreme was a big turning point for him in making the decision.

Johnathan went on to William Paterson University to pursue his jazz studies further. He studied with Rufus Reid, John Riley, Steve Wilson, and Horace Arnold. While in school, he started working professionally with the Oliver Lake Big Band, Roy Hargrove, and David Sanchez. When McCoy Tyner asked Johnathan to join his group, he pondered leaving school for good to pursue his professional career; however, Johnathan decided to complete his education as it was of utmost importance to him at that time.

In the spring of 2007, Johnathan received his Master’s degree from the Rutgers University. He has studied with Ralph Bowen, Conrad Herwig, and Stanley Cowell. His studies were focused mainly on horning his compositional skills. He was one of the recipients of the 2006 ASCAP Young Jazz Composers Awards.

Johnathan is currently a member of Tom Harrell Quintet, Russell Malone Quartet, and Kenny Barron Trio. He also performs regularly with Donny McCaslin, Jaleel Shaw, Avishai Cohen, and Omer Avital among others. He will be recording with Sadao Watanabe in upcoming month.

Johnathan’s own group often sells out premier venues such as The Jazz Gallery and Smalls in New York City. He is planning to record his debut CD in the fall of 2009.

Glenn Zaleski is one of the most in-demand pianists on the New

York City jazz scene. Originally from Boylston, MA, Glenn has made a name for himself playing with the likes of Ravi Coltrane, Lage Lund, and Ari Hoenig. His debut album, “My Ideal”, was released in March of 2015 on Sunnyside, and has been receiving critical acclaim: Downbeat Magazine named it “sublime”, Jazz Times called it, “an engaging set by a talent worth watching,” and the New York Times named the record a “strong statement”, praising its “fluent but unhurried sense of phrase”.

Glenn has also released two popular albums with the collective Stranahan/Zaleski/Rosato: “Limitless” (Capri 2013), and “Anticipation” (Capri 2011), as well as a duo record with his brother, saxophonist Mark Zaleski. (“Duet Suite”, 2010)

In 2011, Glenn was a semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition, as well as a finalist for the 2011 APA Cole Porter Fellowship in Jazz. He attended the Brubeck Institute Fellowship program in Stockton, CA from 2005- 2007, and then finished his undergraduate studies at The New School in 2009. From 2009-2011, while working towards his graduate degree at NYU, Glenn was also on NYU faculty, teaching a variety of classes and private students.

Dezron Douglas

Known for his musical versatility, bassist Dezron Douglas is one of the most in demand young bassists in jazz today. Composer, bandleader, sideman and educator, Dezron has established himself as a musician’s musician, respected not only for his talent but also for his dedication to the authenticity of the music.

Born and raised in Hartford, CT, Dezron grew up surrounded by music. His first
musical influences weren’t actually jazz, even though he is the nephew of the legendary drummer and composer, Walter Bolden. The sounds that filled his home were of Stevie Wonder, George Benson, Minne Ripperton, Diana Ross, Gregory Isaacs, Peter Tosh, The Clark Sisters, Mahalia Jackson, and Commissioned, just to name a few. As he explains, “Jazz was always around, but not at my House”. He was influenced by the music, moved by the way sound expressed emotion. At the age of 12, he was determined to harness that ability.

With the encouragement of his mentor, the late saxophonist, composer, and educator JackieMclean, he enrolled in the Jackie McLean Institute of African American Music at the Hartt School of Music. Studying at Hartt offered him the opportunity to learn from and work withsuch notable jazz musicians such as Nat Reeves, Steve Davis, and of course Jackie McLean.

Transcribing music into emotion was an effortless process for the young bassist. The years at Hartt helped Dezron to form his own technical approach to the bass, further developing his versatility. Natural talent combined with his ability to swing made Dezron one of the most sought after young bassists. While still in school he routinely played with: Rene McLean. Steve Davis, Jimmy Greene, Alan Jay Palmer, Abraham Burton and Eric McPherson, Nita Zarif, and Montenia Shider.

Dezron began recording in 2005, “Marsalis Music Honors Michael Carvin”, produced
by Branford Marsalis, the CD featured Master drummer Michael Carvin. This experience opened up a flood gate of other opportunities. Over the years, he has continued to perform and record with Michael Carvin, Pharoah Sanders, Cyrus Chestnut, Louis Hayes, George Cables, Abraham Burton/Eric McPherson, Rene McLean, Al Foster, Ravi Coltrane, Billy Drummond, Steve Davis, Victor Lewis, Winard Harper, Mulgrew
Miller, Lewis Nash, Kevin Mahogany, Carla Cook, Kenny Garrett, Steve Coleman, Willie

Jones III, Duane Eubanks, Eric Reed, Tomasz Stanko, Vincent Herring, Papo Vazquez and The Marsalis Family.

Dezron is currently a member of Louis Hayes Jazz Communicators, Ravi Coltrane Quartet, Papo Vazquez Mighty Pirates, and he is also a long standing member of The Cyrus Chestnut Trio amongst many other associations within the music scene. He has recorded four albums as a leader; two on the VENUS music label, one on the SMALLSLIVE label and one independent.