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Alice Coltrane

Alice Coltrane

Acting
27 Aug 1937
12 Jan 2007
Detroit, Michigan, USA

Biography

Alice Lucille Coltrane, also known as Swamini Turiyasangitananda or simply Turiya, was an American jazz musician, composer, bandleader, and Hindu spiritual leader, and the wife of jazz legend John Coltrane. She was an accomplished pianist and one of the few harpists in the history of jazz music.

Also Known As

Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda, Swamini Turiyasangitananda, Alice McLeod, Turiya

Photos

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