Alice Coltrane

USA, 1960–2007

American pianist, harpist and composer (1937-2007). A bebop pianist first, she joined John Coltrane's last group and after his death made a devotional music of her own - harp, strings and modal drone - on Journey in Satchidananda (1971).

MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced Alice Coltrane and 1 artist Alice Coltrane influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Alice Coltrane?

• Bud Powell — In Paris she studied with Bud Powell and counted him a mentor; the bebop pianist came before the harpist.
• Thelonious Monk — Monk is the other pianist she named as an important influence on her work.

Which artists did Alice Coltrane influence?

• Flying Lotus — Alice Coltrane, his great-aunt by marriage, has been named the largest single influence on his music - the harp, the drone, the idea of a record as a devotional object.