African Women Archive on Instagram: "*African American Women* 1970 performance from the documentary the Black Journal - Alice Coltrane made some of the deepest, most luminous, and spiritual music of any musician, jazz or otherwise. She died in 2007 and left behind a long and varied legacy. Although she was continually compared to her husband, John Coltrane, who died in 1967, Alice Coltrane was her own artist. Alice McLeod was an accomplished musician before she met John — she was a respected pla

Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda was an American jazz pianist, organist, harpist, singer, composer, swamini, and the wife of John Coltrane. Her interest in gospel, classical, and jazz music led to the creation of her own innovative style and her talents were expressed more fully when she became a solo recording artist. Alice’s proficiency on keyboard, organ, and harp was remarkable, and her natural musical artistry later matured into amazing arrangements and compositions. Alice’s twenty recordi

Alice Coltrane: The Legacy Of A Pioneering Female Jazz Musician

The spiritual journey that re-energised Alice Coltrane

For "Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal," artist Suné Woods created "On this day in meditation," a tranquil, immersive installation. 💫 Drawing from Coltrane’s spiritual teachings—Woods crafts a movement-based video rooted in a multitude of spiritual systems, rituals, and sacred geometry. Her work feels like a prayer—a living meditation on healing and transcendence. 🎥 Watch the short documentary on YouTube. It’s the first in a four-part series dropping every Sunday this April. https://hmmr.buzz/s

Andy Beta wrote the Alice Coltrane biography he always wanted to read