Ravi Coltrane’s Long-Awaited New Album ‘Blending Times’ Out January 13th on Savoy Jazz

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Tenor jazz saxophonist Ravi
Coltrane has put the finishing touches on his long-awaited new recording
“BLENDING TIMES” which is set for release on the Savoy Jazz label on January
13th. The follow up to the Grammy-nominated “In Flux” (a recording Ben
Ratliff of the New York Times placed at #3 on his Top Ten Jazz Recordings of
2005), Ravi Coltrane again performs primarily with his stellar quartet
consisting of Luis Perdomo on piano, Drew Gress on bass and E.J. Strickland on
drums. He also invited special guests Charlie Haden and harpist Brandee
Younger to perform for a poignant turn as a jazz trio. In addition, Ravi
Coltrane will be a featured performer in the Blue Note 7 — a touring septet
which will embark on a 51 date tour of concert halls in 50 cities beginning in
January to celebrate Blue Note’s 70th Anniversary.

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The second son of John and Alice Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane has carefully
crafted a career as a musician in his own right recording and performing with
a charismatic musical voice and a distinctive presence. His journey as a jazz
musician has been a thoughtful evolution filled with interesting, eclectic
sideman work ( McCoy Tyner, Dave Liebman & Joe Lovano, Steve Coleman, Joanne
Brackeen to name a few) and a compelling turn as the leader of a consistently
touring jazz quartet formed in 2003.

Ravi Coltrane’s jazz quartet of excellent musicians is out in full force
on “Blending Times”. Their performances reflect a seamless, organic feel
informed by the musical relationships of the members of the group. The tracks
move between structured improvisational conversations, unique originals, a
swing and pulse driven take on Thelonious Monk and moving musical statements.

“Blending Times” came to fruition during a period of personal transition.
Coltrane’s choice of title suggests a point of convergence for the past and
present. His latest recording comes complete with music reflecting a myriad of
emotions, played by a stellar group of musicians.

The complete track listing of “BLENDING TIMES” is as follows: 1) Shine
2) First Circuit 3) Still Life 4) Epistrophy 5) Amalgams 6) Narcined
7) One Wheeler Will 8) The Last Circuit 9) Before With After 10) For
Turiya (feat. Charlie Haden & Brandee Younger)

Dates and cities for the Blue Note 70th Anniversary Tour are as follows:
1/7) Yakima, WA 1/8) Seattle, WA 1/10) Eugene, OR 1/11) Klamath Falls, OR
1/13) Davis, CA 1/14) Napa, CA 1/15) Berkeley, CA 1/16) Beaver Creek, CA
1/17) Boulder, CO 1/19) Santa Cruz, CA 1/21) Santa Barbara, CA 1/22) Los
Angeles, CA 1/23-24) Costa Mesa, CA 1/27) San Diego, CA 1/28) Mesa, AZ
1/29) Wickenburg, AZ 1/30 Tucson, AZ 2/17) Boone, NC 2/18) Nashville, TN
2/20) Kansas City, MO 2/21) Omaha, NE 2/22) St. Louis, MO 2/24) Meridian, MS
2/26) Baton Rouge, LA 2/27) Lafayette, LA 2/28) Birmingham, AL 3/1)
Germantown, TN 3/13) Detroit, MI 3/14) Lexington, KY 3/15) Louisville, KY
3/18) Norman, OK 3/19) Columbia, MO 3/20) Chicago, IL 3/21) Appleton, WI
3/23) Sheboygan, WI 3/25 Sioux Falls, SD 3/26) Lincoln, NE 3/27) Ames, IA
3/28) Milwaukee, WI 3/29) Minneapolis, MN 4/1) Worcester, MA 4/2) Hanover,
NH 4/3) Philadelphia, PA 4/4) Pittsburgh, PA 4/5) Washington, DC 4/6)
Princeton, NJ 4/8) University Park, PA 4/9) Schenectady, NY 4/14-19) New
York, NY

For more information, go to http://www.savoyjazz.com

Savoy Jazz is a division of The Savoy Label Group (SLG) a leader in
contemporary adult music and features not only the historic Savoy Jazz
recordings but also those from Muse, Landmark, Denon, and the Denon Classics
labels. The Savoy Label Group is the North American unit of Columbia Music
Entertainment (formerly Nippon Columbia), the oldest music company in Japan.
SLG is lead by Steve Vining and CME is headed by Chairman Strauss Zelnick,
founder of Zelnick Media, which owns interests in and manages an array of
media companies.

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