Elvin Jones, 76, the drummer who lit the rhythmic fire under the transcendental jazz of saxophonist John Coltrane, died May 18 at a hospital in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. He had a heart ailment. In his ...

Elvin Jones, 76, the drummer who lit the rhythmic fire under the transcendental jazz of saxophonist John Coltrane, died May 18 at a hospital in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. He had a heart ailment. In his ...

Jones took up residency at Pookie's Pub — a small venue in Lower Manhattan about a block up from the Holland Tunnel — in June, just a month before Coltrane's death. He even showed up to a couple of ...

Coltrane’s Night of Fire and Grace article by Dave Kaufman, published on January 25, 2026 at All About Jazz. Find more Jazz ...

Jones was considered one of the most influential drummers in jazz history. He died Tuesday at the age of 76. He was best known for his work with John Coltrane. He also toured with bassist Charles ...

Back in 1991, when saxophonist Ravi Coltrane first moved to New York City to play with renowned jazz drummer Elvin Jones, he didn’t harbor any lofty aspirations of becoming an overnight sensation. In ...

Revival: Live at Pookie's Pub captures a transitional moment in Elvin Jones' career. Jones took up residency at Pookie's Pub — a small venue in Lower Manhattan about a block up from the Holland Tunnel ...

A previously unreleased live recording from 1967 finds the iconic jazz drummer experimenting outside the spotlight in a small New York club,... On July 17, 1967, John Coltrane, the trailblazing ...