John Coltrane's centennial turns out to be a week rather than a night, and the birthday show in New York is already sold out. Today's record is Keith Jarrett's "The Köln Concert," and Sekou tells how the wrong piano ended up on that stage. | The Lead: Coltrane's centennial is a week, not a night: Jazz at Lincoln Center runs six Coltrane nights at Dizzy's Club curated by Geoffrey Keezer, the birthday show on Wednesday is sold out, and Philadelphia answers with a 26 hour WRTI marathon and the Sun Ra Arkestra. Listen to This: Keith Jarrett's "The Köln Concert" on ECM, recorded January 24th, 1975 and produced by Manfred Eicher, plus "Dedicated To You," the Branford Marsalis Quartet with Dianne Reeves on Blue Note. The Bridge: Cologne, 1975. Keith Jarrett asked for a concert grand and found the wrong piano on the stage, and an eighteen-year-old promoter pulled his car door open in the rain to beg him to play. On the Road: The ticket is Chicago, where the Jazz Showcase bills an Al Jarreau tribute with the vocalist Bruce Henry, then Birdland and Dizzy's in New York and Shoshana Bean at the Dakota in Minneapolis. One More Note: Chico Hamilton is born on September 21st, 1921, and the NEA's own file settles a birthday most references get wrong. | The Daily Quintet is an AI-crafted production, researched and checked by humans. Every listing you hear came from the venue or the festival's own organizer.
