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Table Seating MapNon reserved - Tables are only available for purchase as a party of four (4 seats per table).Tables are assigned on arrival at the show on a first come, first served basis. 🎷 Just Announced for Fest-O-Matic! 🎷The Ravi Coltrane Group w/ Jeff Tain Watts & MoreFriday, May 2, 2025Doors: 10 PM | Show: 10:30 PMWere honored to welcome the extraordinary Ravi Coltrane to Chickie Wah Wah for a very special late-night Fest-O-Matic performance. A visionary saxophonist and composer, Ravi has spent decades forging his own singular path in jazz, balancing deep reverence for tradition with an adventurous spirit all his own.The son of jazz legends John and Alice Coltrane, Ravi has long since emerged from their towering shadows to become one of the most thoughtful and dynamic artists in modern music. Whether leading his own ensembles or collaborating with innovators like Jack DeJohnette, Geri Allen, or Elvin Jones, his playing is marked by lyricism, intensity, and a constant push toward the new.Joining him for this unforgettable night: legendary drummer Jeff Tain Watts, whose fierce, fiery rhythms helped shape the sound of Wynton and Branford Marsalis, and who remains one of the most respected figures in jazz drumming. More top-tier players to be announced!This is a rare chance to catch an ensemble of this caliber in an intimate settingdont miss it.🎟️ Tickets available now at chickiewahwah.com#RaviColtrane #JeffTainWatts #ChickieWahWah #FestOMatic #LateNightJazz #JazzRoyalty #NOLAMusic #JazzFest2025
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Ravi Coltrane Biography
Ravi Coltrane is a critically acclaimed Grammy™ nominated saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. In the course of a twenty plus year career, Mr. Coltrane has worked as a sideman to many, recorded noteworthy albums for himself and others.
Born in Long Island, the second son of John Coltrane and Alice Coltrane, Ravi was named after Indian sitar legend Ravi Shankar. He was raised in Los Angeles where his family moved after his father’s death in 1967. His mother, Alice Coltrane, was a significant influence on Ravi and it was he who encouraged Alice to return to performance and the recording studio after a long absence. Subsequently, Ravi produced and played on Alice Coltrane’s powerful, ‘Translinear Light’, which was released in 2004.
Ravi has released six albums as a leader. His latest, ‘Spirit Fiction’, was released in June of 2012 for the Blue Note label. Additional credits include performances as well as recordings with Elvin Jones, Terence Blanchard, Kenny Baron, Steve Coleman, McCoy Tyner, Jack DeJohnette, Matt Garrison, Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, Geri Allen, Joanne Brackeem, The Blue Note 7, among others.
Ravi lives in Brooklyn, NY and maintains a busy schedule touring, recording, and composing. He leads the effort to restore the John Coltrane Home in Dix Hills, Long Island www.thecoltranehome.org and presides over important reissues of his parent’s recordings.
Read MoreBorn in Long Island, the second son of John Coltrane and Alice Coltrane, Ravi was named after Indian sitar legend Ravi Shankar. He was raised in Los Angeles where his family moved after his father’s death in 1967. His mother, Alice Coltrane, was a significant influence on Ravi and it was he who encouraged Alice to return to performance and the recording studio after a long absence. Subsequently, Ravi produced and played on Alice Coltrane’s powerful, ‘Translinear Light’, which was released in 2004.
Ravi has released six albums as a leader. His latest, ‘Spirit Fiction’, was released in June of 2012 for the Blue Note label. Additional credits include performances as well as recordings with Elvin Jones, Terence Blanchard, Kenny Baron, Steve Coleman, McCoy Tyner, Jack DeJohnette, Matt Garrison, Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, Geri Allen, Joanne Brackeem, The Blue Note 7, among others.
Ravi lives in Brooklyn, NY and maintains a busy schedule touring, recording, and composing. He leads the effort to restore the John Coltrane Home in Dix Hills, Long Island www.thecoltranehome.org and presides over important reissues of his parent’s recordings.
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