John Coltrane

September 23, 1926 — Hamlet, North Carolina, USA

John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Coltrane, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.