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Ravi Coltrane

Ravi Coltrane is a tenor and soprano saxophonist, composer, bandleader, producer, and label founder with a substantial leader and collaborative catalog.

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Career Overview

About Ravi Coltrane

Coltrane's official biography identifies him as a saxophonist, composer, and bandleader who has also worked as a producer and founded the RKM label. It documents leader recordings alongside work with Elvin Jones, Terence Blanchard, Geri Allen, and other ensembles.[1]

His project history includes his own quartet, the co-led Saxophone Summit with Joe Lovano and Dave Liebman, production and performance on Alice Coltrane's Translinear Light, and stewardship of archival work connected to his parents' recordings and the John Coltrane Home.[1][2]

Ensembles and Career Threads

Bands & Projects

Leader, saxophonist, and composer

Ravi Coltrane Quartet

Coltrane's principal leader format provides the setting for his original writing and the small-group catalog extending through Spirit Fiction.[1][2]

Co-leader and saxophonist

Saxophone Summit

The three-saxophone project with Joe Lovano and Dave Liebman connects Coltrane's leader work to a shared exploration of post-Coltrane repertoire and composition.[1]

Label founder, producer, and performer

RKM and Coltrane archival work

Coltrane's official biography documents his independent label, his production role on Alice Coltrane's Translinear Light, and his work on family recording reissues.[1]

Selected, Not Exhaustive

Recordings to Know

2000 · RCA Victor

From the Round Box

Leader, saxophonist, and composer

This early leader album is part of the six-record sequence documented by Coltrane's official music guide.[1]

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2003 · Eighty-Eight's

Mad 6

Leader, saxophonist, and composer

Mad 6 continues Coltrane's leader catalog through a compact small-group program of originals and arranged repertoire.[1]

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2012 · Blue Note Records

Spirit Fiction

Leader, saxophonist, and composer

Coltrane's Blue Note leader album brings together two related ensemble lineups and documents the culmination of his first six leader releases.[1][2]

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Artist-Authorized Destinations

Start Listening

Official music guide

Browse Coltrane's leader recordings and catalog links on his artist-run site.

Blue Note artist catalog

Open the label page for authorized Spirit Fiction release information and listening paths.

Live Calendar

Upcoming Jazz DateBook Shows

Sat, Sep 19, 8:00 PM

Ravi Coltrane: Coltrane Centennial Celebration

SFJAZZ Center · San Francisco

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Mon, Sep 28, 8:00 PM

Ravi Coltrane Quartet: Centennial Celebration

St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church · Vancouver

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Evidence-Based Connections

Related Musician Guides

Connections below come from shared current Jazz DateBook bills or normalized documented performance roles—not subjective similarity.

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Sources

Career copy is original synthesis from the artist, label, and project sources below. Current dates come from Jazz DateBook event inventory.

  1. [1] Official biography, projects, and music guide

    Ravi Coltrane

  2. [2] Label biography and release catalog

    Blue Note Records