On Dec. 9, 1964, saxophonist John Coltrane, bassist Jimmy Garrison, pianist McCoy Tyner and drummer Elvin Jones assembled at Englewood Cliffs, N.J.’s Van Gelder Studio. That one-day session became a ...

About a dozen years ago I was introduced to the emerging genius of a Philadelphia artist who was on her grind and spreading her creativity via a truly special blend of song, percussion and poetry.