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Even as the Birthdays Pile Up, the Coltrane Tributes Never Get Old

Birdland, with the help of producer Milan Simich, has been honoring Coltrane’s birthday for 22 straight years. It’s to the saxophonist’s credit that his catalog is copious enough for the Birdlanders to keep finding new things to play in his honor.

From left, James Weidman, Jimmy Greene, Lonnie Plaxico, Greg Osby, and Billy Drummond at Birdland.
From left, James Weidman, Jimmy Greene, Lonnie Plaxico, Greg Osby, and Billy Drummond at Birdland. Howard Melton

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