Person · 1926–1967
John Coltrane
The saxophonist and composer whose restless genius pushed jazz toward the spiritual and the avant-garde.
An innovator at the frontier of [[jazz]].
From hard bop to the searching modal explorations of "A Love Supreme," John Coltrane reinvented what the saxophone — and jazz — could do. His relentless innovation in a brief career made him one of music's most influential figures.