Posted by: christineforcoltrane on: March 2, 2009
A beautiful evening honoring exquiste music and gifted musicians John Coltrane and Miles Davis…pic with board members from The Friends of the Coltrane Home…the lovely lady at the far right is Kathleen Coltrane, the wife of saxophonist Ravi Coltrane. It was thrilling to meet her. She is proud of The Kids for Coltrane and supports my [...]
Posted by: christineforcoltrane on: March 2, 2009
Sonny Simmons talking to The Kids for Coltrane about the music in their lives. Jazz legend Sonny Simmons performing for The Kids for Coltrane. “This is the best day of my life,” shouted one of students. I want to thank Wendy Oxenhorn and her team at The Jazz Foundation of America for bringing this gift [...]
Posted by: christineforcoltrane on: March 2, 2009
A.B. Spellman (author, poet, critic) , Dr. David Baker (Jazz Master), and Dr. Billy Taylor (Jazz Master) speaking about the future of jazz. I was in the audience and found the discussion illuminating and emotional. As an audience member, I had the opportunity to speak at the end…and I spoke about the importance of raising the profile of jazz in America and honoring the brilliant musicians who gave us “America’s music.”
Posted by: christineforcoltrane on: March 1, 2009
Ms. Christine Termini Passarella meeting saxophonist Ravi Coltrane at Birdland NYC. Ravi was proud of The Kids for Coltrane. We raised $1,500 for the non profit group Friends of the Coltrane Home…please check out their site and mission. The Kids for Coltrane dream of the day that John’s Long Island home is transformed into a [...]
Posted by: christineforcoltrane on: March 1, 2009
I attended Harvard’s Project Zero 2006 Summer Institute. The institute was led by Dr. Howard Gardner, Dr. David Perkins and Dr. Steve Seidel. This experience changed my life. I highly recommend this professional development to all educators searching for transformative learning. I plan on going back this summer to attend the Future of Learning Institute…I [...]
