Mar 25 2017
Chasing Trane Special Screening // Q&A with Producer Spencer Proffer

Chasing Trane Special Screening // Q&A with Producer Spencer Proffer

Presented by Create Birmingham at UAB Spencer Honors House

Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary, directed and written by John Scheinfeld, is the definitive documentary film on the extraordinary musical genius, John Coltrane. Produced with the participation of the Coltrane family, the movie is a masterful visual depiction of Coltrane’s life, his boundary-shattering musical career, his outside-the-box creative processes, and the lingering influences of his life’s work on artists and music lovers around the world. The film was produced with support of the record labels that collectively own the Coltrane catalog.

Denzel Washington narrates the voice of Coltrane throughout the film. Amongst the film’s interviewees are former President Bill Clinton, Wynton Marsalis, Carlos Santana, Academy Award winner Common (Selma title song) and former Coltrane band members Sonny Rollins and McCoy Tyner, amongst other esteemed musicians.

Spencer Proffer was selected by the Coltrane family to lead the production in light of his highly regarded and long career as a music producer and songwriter who has been responsible for millions of records sold around the world. He is now producing important music-based media projects for film, television and live events domestically and internationally. Proffer will fly in from Los Angeles to be on hand for the screening and will engage in a Q-and-A with the audience after the film.

The genesis of Coltrane’s composition and recording Alabama is highlighted in a segment of the film. The composition was inspired by the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing and set to the pentameter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s sermon response to that act.

Admission Info

Free, but you must register on Eventbrite. 

Dates & Times

2017/03/25 - 2017/03/25

Additional time info:

7:00 – 9:00 pm
Producer Spencer Proffer will engage in a Q-and-A with the audience after the film.

Location Info

UAB Spencer Honors House

1190 10th Avenue S, Birmingham, AL 35294