Mahesh Kale & George Brooks Honor John Coltrane at 100 | Raga Meets Naima | Live at Stanford Jazz

What happens when Naima gets Indian words and a classical raga twist? On the occasion of John Coltrane's 100th birth anniversary, I'm delighted to share our interpretation of his timeless composition, Naima. Our musical journey begins with an alap in Raga Shivaranjani, followed by a few Hindi words that came to me as I immersed myself in the emotion of this beautiful composition: तूने पलकों के साये में मुझको थामा… From there, we enter Coltrane's musical world, allowing the two traditions to meet, converse, and find a shared expression. This performance was recorded live at Stanford Jazz Festival, alongside some wonderful musicians whose artistry made this musical conversation possible: Saxophone: Geogre Brooks Utsav Lal: Piano Sabir Khan: Sarangi Michael Manring: Electric Bass Eman Hashimi: Tabla Greg Ellis: Percussion Coltrane composed "Naima" in 1959, naming it after his first wife, Juanita Naima Grubbs. It became one of his most enduring works, a ballad suspended over a single pedal tone, quietly different from the rest of the album it first appeared on. A hundred years after his birth, it felt right to let it speak in a new language. #JohnColtrane #Naima #MaheshKale #RaagShivaranjani #StanfordJazz #UtsavLal #SabirKhan #IndianClassicalMusic #JazzFusion