The Karen Smith Experience - John Coltrane 100th Birthday Celebration (Coltrane 100 Series) (Philadelphia Museum of Art)
Sat, Sep 05
|Philadelphia Museum of Art
Karen Smith (per) Vanessa Taylor (sax) Kendrah Waters (pno) Corey Bey (bass) Debra Powell Wright, Anjoli Santiago (poets) Janet McDonald (vox/shekere) Sanovia Garrett (vox) Enlylh King | Philadelphia Museum of Art | 2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130 | 2-4pm | Free w/ mus. adm. |
Time & Location
Sep 05, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130, USA
About the event
Karen Smith is a percussionist who captures “the rhythm of a place and the cadences of people” in performances with a wide range of artists. Play trane, a poem inspired by the music and legacy of John Coltrane and his spiritual awakening sounds, along with his wife, Alice Coltrane. The Karen Smith Experience creatively involves music, movement, and moments to channel the mood of the era. This highly interactive presentation will leave the audience lifted and singing My Favorite Things.
The Coltrane 100 series is made possible by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
