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Remembering Coltrane-@ The Historic Mims House!

Name: Remembering Coltrane-@ The Historic Mims House!
Start: 2018-09-23T18:00:00-08:00
End: 2018-09-23T20:00:00-08:00
Location: Historic Mims House

September 23, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

“My music is the spiritual expression of what I am – my faith, my knowledge, my being … When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people, to help humanity free itself from its hangups … I want to speak to their souls. ∞ ” John Coltrane

The Eugene/Springfield NAACP is opening the doors of the Mims house for a benefit on the 93rd Birthday of the Heavy Weight Champion of the Tenor Saxophone; John W. Coltrane!

Coltrane represents the creative genius to be found in persons of African Decent. Join us in celebrating the word of this great American composer and thinker! Master educator and drummer Kenny Reed will join Branch President Eric Richardson on Bass and Local Saxophonist Benjamin Cradell for an evening of reflection on and a short set of Coltrane’s Music.

Details

Date:: September 23, 2018
Time:: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Event Categories:: community, Open to the Public, Youth
Event Tags:: benefit, Jazz, performance

Venue

Historic Mims House; 330 High
Eugene, OR 97440 United States + Google Map
Phone:: 541-484-1119; View Venue Website