{"id":39149,"date":"2026-09-23T12:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T10:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jazzmi.it\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=39149"},"modified":"2026-09-20T09:35:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T07:35:27","slug":"giant-steps-la-musica-di-john-coltrane","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/jazzmi.it\/en\/events\/giant-steps-la-musica-di-john-coltrane\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant steps. The music of John Coltrane &#8211; Stefano Zenni"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39149\" class=\"elementor elementor-39149 elementor-39148\" data-elementor-post-type=\"mec-events\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30882a93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30882a93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f3a9553\" data-id=\"4f3a9553\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4241225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4241225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 data-path-to-node=\"0\">John Coltrane revolutionized the language of jazz during a brief yet exceptionally intense career, pushing improvisation and composition far beyond the boundaries of his time. His harmonic innovations, openness to world music, development of new improvisational techniques, the expressive and technical challenges he set on both tenor and soprano saxophone, and the bold interactive dynamics of his ensembles continue to release an explosive force today. Based on the latest studies and the author\u2019s own original research, this volume offers a deep exploration of Coltrane\u2019s musical universe: from his stylistic transformations across different instruments to the formal organization of his iconic quartet, from the strategies underlying his torrential improvisations to the fluid rhythmic layering of his groups, and from his harmonic studies to the individual roles of his musicians. The celebrated album <i data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"452\">A Love Supreme<\/i> is presented here from a fresh angle, taking its starting point from the planning visible in the composer&#8217;s original manuscript. As for his final period\u2014the most controversial and misunderstood phase of his entire body of work\u2014the book provides a long-overdue framework that illuminates its highest and most daring achievements. By examining his spoken words, manuscript sketches, and both released and unreleased recordings, the text clearly reveals the driving force through which John Coltrane transformed the fundamental principles of sound into a radical, liberating musical creativity\u2014one propelled by an unyielding search for truth.<\/h5><h5 data-path-to-node=\"2\">\u00a0<\/h5><h5 data-path-to-node=\"2\"><strong>With Stefano Zenni<\/strong><\/h5><h5 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br \/><\/h5><div><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/h4><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-054be20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"054be20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7064d50\" data-id=\"7064d50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30998a9 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"30998a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Carosello d&#039;immagini\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/jazzmi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Koko1-e1748528240303.webp\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Coltrane revolutionized the language of jazz during a brief yet exceptionally intense career, pushing improvisation and composition far beyond the boundaries of his time. 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