Ravi Coltrane
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McCoy Tyner (left) and Ravi Coltrane performing at the Newport Jazz Festival on August 13, 2005
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| Background information | |
| Born | August 6, 1965 |
| Origin | Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, post bop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, bandleader, record producer |
| Instruments | Tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros., RCA, Sony, Savoy Jazz, Blue Note |
| Website | www |
Ravi Coltrane (born August 6, 1965 in Long Island, New York) is an American post-bop jazz saxophonist. Co-owner of the record label RKM Music, he has produced artists such as pianist Luis Perdomo, guitarist David Gilmore, and trumpeter Ralph Alessi.
Ravi Coltrane is the son of saxophonist John Coltrane and jazz pianist Alice Coltrane. He is also a cousin of experimental music producer Steven Ellison, aka Flying Lotus. He was raised in Los Angeles, California, and was named after sitar player Ravi Shankar. Coltrane was not yet two years old in 1967 when his father died.
He is a 1983 graduate of El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California. In 1986, he studied music, focusing on the saxophone at the California Institute of the Arts. He has worked extensively with M-Base guru Steve Coleman, a significant influence on Coltrane's own musical conception. Coltrane has played with Geri Allen, Kenny Barron, McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, Stanley Clarke, Branford Marsalis and others.
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