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John Coltrane

Acting

Born September 23, 1926 · Hamlet, North Carolina, USA

Died July 17, 1967

Also known as John William Coltrane

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Biography

John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.

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Awards & recognition

  • Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards · 2007
  • Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 1992
  • American Campaign Medal
  • Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
  • North Carolina Music Hall of Fame
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  • World War II Victory Medal

Filmography8 titles

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024as Self (archive footage)

Blue Giant

2023Music

Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary

2016as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Jazz

2001as Self (archive footage)

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

1988as Self (archive footage)

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

2019as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

2018as Self (archive footage)

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

2000as Himself