Both Directions at Once New York Performances

“Both Directions at Once” revisits the music John Coltrane recorded in 1963 with his Classic Quartet, sessions that disappeared for decades and resurfaced much later. At NJPAC, the material is reexamined by Joe Lovano and Melissa Aldana on tenor saxophones, with Nduduzo Makhathini on piano, John Patitucci on bass, and Jeff “Tain” Watts on drums. For New York listeners, it touches a City long central to Coltrane’s working life and legacy. The set’s value lies in how it treats a recovered chapter as living repertoire, not an archival exhibit.