And then it happens. And when it happens, you just can’t believe it’s happening. Cornel West, one of the leading black intellectuals of the 20th century, and one of the celebrity interviewees in the ...

*PBS kicks off its new season of Independent Lens this month with the documentary “Chasing Trane,” a definitive look at boundary-shattering jazz legend John Coltrane, from writer/director John ...

“You can’t describe music with words,” the great Sonny Rollins observes in John Scheinfeld’s survey-course-brisk docu-dip into the art and life of John Coltrane. As if seeking to prove Rollins right, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

This sounds like too good of a documentary to miss out on. Coltrane's story is arguably one of the most interesting out of the jazz musicians that he rose to prominence alongside of, overcoming drug ...

Saxophonist and composer John Coltrane (1926-1967) is revered as a musical god by jazz musicians as well as jazz and world music fans. I would guess that just about everybody who loves music knows of ...

In "Chasing the Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary," documentarian John Scheinfeld shows that the music of one of jazz's most experimental saxophone players still speaks to audiences today. Born in ...

Baseball: Beyond Belief explores the compelling depths of how baseball and faith intertwine in powerful and surprising ways. Filmmaker John Scheinfeld ("What The Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat and ...

This documentary about John Coltrane provides a fine overview of his career for the uninitiated and plenty of lesser-known information for fans. As one of the latter, I was most interested in the ...