Don Vito – Usual Suspects – Alice Coltrane
June 28 @ 8:00 PM – 11:59 PM
USUAL SUSPECTS – ALICE COLTRANE
A selection presented by Vito Nicholas @postvitz
“Just as it’s fire’s nature to burn, it’s meditation’s nature to heal, to bring peace and uplift you beyond your worldly environment and transport you to a higher plane.”
Alice Coltrane was a visionary composer whose innovative style combined gospel, classical, jazz and Hindustani Classical music. A multi-instrumentalist who excelled on piano, organ and harp, music was the foundation of Alice’s spiritual practice.
After the loss of her husband John, she undertook a period of intense spiritual isolation and meditation. She experienced “Tapas” the vital period of this trial – hallucinations in which beings that existed on astral planes spoke to her. Coming out the other side, she devoted herself to musical composition.
“Peace and love and perfection throughout all creation,” music as a prayer for humanity and the cosmic world that guided Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda.
As with all Usual Suspect nights, there will be some deep cuts from Alice’s body or work, where she contributed compositions or played on others’ records…
