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| J.J. Hurtak Chants Sacred Music with Alice Coltrane Dr. J.J. Hurtak to premiere two divine chants from upcoming Alice Coltrane - Hurtak CD at Coltrane Quartet concert at New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark on October 22, 2006.The performance will include a tribute honoring the 80th birthday anniversary of John Coltrane. Dr. Hurtak serves as speaker and collaborator with Coltrane on their upcoming CD entitled, Sacred Language of Ascension, which is scheduled for release in February 2007. In this music collaboration, Dr. Hurtak shares inspiration in a new wave in spiritual music that brings people together on a higher common ground aimed at mending themselves and the planet. Coltrane's Translinear Light Concert is a tour through the realm of sacred vocalizations in a universal context, where ancient expressions are commingled with the voices of new music. Coltrane and Hurtak provide chants and affirmations, combining Eastern and global rhythms, and meditative and congregational church choir, singing in such sacred languages as Hebrew, Sanskrit, Aramaic and Hindi, as well as English. According to Hurtak, music today is undergoing a formidable transformation with musicians and audiences showing interest in expressing sacred chants, shamanistic sounds and ancient rhythms, and moving into uncharted areas undreamed of even ten years ago. Even experienced musicians who traditionally express their own culture are now incorporating musical expressions of other cultures and religious and spiritual vibrations. Hurtak notes that music transcends language, ethnic and geographical boundaries and is a powerful technique for interpersonal healing and comfort. Use of experiential hymns and chants in music was seen by thousands at recent Barcelona gatherings of the Parliament of The World's Religions which combined sounds of Japanese drums, Sufi dancers and songs, and Indian and European singers of joy and devotion. Alice Coltrane, pianist, organist, composer and conceptualist, was among the first to play the harp on jazz recordings, first to introduce the Indian sitar, and John Coltrane was first to introduce the Indian tambura in this country. For this rare appearance, she will be performing with her son, tenor saxophonist and composer Ravi Coltrane, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Jack De Johnette who round out the all-star quartet. They all recorded on her CD, Translinear Light. The Translinear Light Concert is Sunday, October 22 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, NJ. Dr. Hurtak will join the Alice Coltrane ensemble performance, which begins at 5:00 pm. The mc of the concert will be Susan Taylor, editorial director of Essence Magazine. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |