Cosmic Music - The Life, Art and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane fieldnotes organized by the Hay Festival

organized by the Hay Festival

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Cosmic Music - The Life, Art and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane fieldnotes organized by the Hay FestivalAlice Coltrane is one of the most forward looking yet misunderstood artists of the last fifty years. For most of her life and even in the decades since her passing she was seen merely as the widow of the late John Coltrane, one of jazz's 'great men' who has long been worshipped with an almost religious fervour and devotion. Yet ever so slowly, that level of love and appreciation is also being bestowed upon Alice. Her influence can be felt on new