Robbie Coltrane

John Coltrane John Coltrane Jazz, taking its roots in African American folk music, has evolved, metamorphosed, and transposed itself over the last century to become a truly American art form. More than any other type of music, it places special emphasis on innovative individual interpretation. Instead of relying on a written score, the musician improvises. For each specific period or style through which jazz has gone through over the past seventy years, there is almost always a single person

beginning of Coltrane 's "Alabama" with King 's speech. Hearing a recording of the two overlapping is much more obvious but you can still see how some of the words can fit into the rhythms Coltrane played. I personally believe Coltrane did this on purpose. Of course, we have no way of know but there are some points in the speech and music where it lines up so well that it 's unmistakable. There are also parts that do not mix well together, some of which you can see above but maybe Coltrane did that on

John Coltrane John Coltrane is noted as a legendary saxophonist. His career was brief, controversial yet noted among the most important figure in Jazz. He grew up playing the clarinet and eventually changed to the alto and tenor saxophone. He was not only a musician, but he was also a composer. He endured the loss of several influential men at a young age. Throughout his musical career, he played in many bands including quartets, quintets and sextets. He played alongside many great musicians during

Miles Davis known as Miles Dewey Davis III was born May 26, 1926 in Alton Illinois. Miles Davis mother was Cleota Mae Henry-Davis and his father was Miles Dewey Davis Jr. Miles got married three times to Cicely Tyson, Frances Taylor and Betty Mabry. The marriages didn’t last, He got a divorce! He had one daughter, three sons and seven grandchildren. Miles died September 28, 1991 in Santa Monica, California at the age of 65 of of pneumonia, respiratory failure, and a stroke. Miles was a Jazz musician

John Coltrane being born on September 23, 1926 in a household with his mother, father, uncle, aunt, cousin, grandpa, and grandmother was raised in the south. Around age 12, the death of his father, grandfather, grandmother, and uncle occurred which then led his mother to leave and go off to Philadelphia to find work. John had to take time off from music after moving to the North but eventually fell upon it again. Coltrane struggled with a drug addiction which got him kicked out of bands but fortunately

John Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was born on September 23, 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina. From the documentary “The World According to John Coltrane”, we learned that John Coltrane had a huge influence on jazz music as he was always willing to learn and gain experiences. Despite he spent most of his career playing with the ‘rhythm and blues’ and jazz artists, Coltrane still had the vision that he could improve his musical skills. As John Coltrane has relentless curiosity

Graduation is so close; I can almost see it. I have been dreaming about this day for such a long time. As much as I am excited to finally graduate, I cannot help but feel nervous and scared. I guess it is just the fear of the unknown that we all have. It is hard to believe that soon I will go to university and study medicine. Many people have told me that university is harder than school, but I refuse to believe that. I just do not understand how could studying things that you are passionate about

My future. My future will make everyone eat their words. They laugh now, but at the end they will admire me. I wasn’t placed in this world to be average. I am a fearless young man. I prove others wrong and prove myself right. “At the end of the day you gotta feel some way. So why not feel unbeatable? Why not feel untouchable? Why not feel like the best to ever do it?’’ - The Notorious Conor McGregor. Not only have I strengthened my confidence, but also I have paved a clear road to my future because

The Weight of Life “They carried the sky. The whole atmosphere, they carried it, the humidity, the monsoons, the stink of fungus and decay, all of it, they carried gravity,” (O’Brien 114). The Things They Carried follows army men as they endure the hardships of battle. Through the story, we are introduced to the characters by what they carry with them. Each object reveals continuously more about the characters that ultimately brings us to an understanding of who they are. The use of objects in this

After months of speculation and media hype, we’re merely a day away from Kell Brook squaring up to decorated champion Gennady Golovkin at The O2 Arena in London. Boxing fans around the world can’t wait to feast their eyes on what is set to be a huge fight. Brook, currently the IBF welterweight champion, carries an impressive unbeaten record (36-0) after 36 fights, winning 25 of them by knockout. Despite the stellar record he boasts, Brook will go into the fight as the underdog, seeking to pull