Chi Coltrane Takes Holland!

Legendary singer-songwriter undertakes rare tour, hitting key venues in the Netherlands.

By John Lentz

Several months ago BLURT was extremely pleased and honored to be able to profile chanteuse Chi Coltrane. In an exclusive interview she discussed her long career in music (and her massive ‘70s hit, "Thunder and Lightning") how health issues in the late ‘80s and extending into the ‘90s threatened to derail that career, and her latterday comeback - including her prediction that she'll be touring again soon. "I will be playing piano, of course, and will be accompanied by bass and drums," said Coltrane. "My first concert to kick-off my comeback will be for about 50,000 people, in Vienna, in June."

Now Coltrane, fresh from that June 27 appearance at the DonauinselFest outdoor music event in Vienna, Austria, where she performed before an estimated 100,000 music fans in her first major concert in two decades, has embarked on a two week tour of the Netherlands. Her first performance took place Sept. 30 in Venlo and it resumes tonight, Oct. 2, in Enschede.

The tour is to promote her new CD, "Yesterday, Today, and Forever", available from her website at www.ChiColtrane.com . Arranger Paul Buckmaster has said of the title song that he ". . . had to stop a few times while working on the arrangement (of the song) because of the profound emotions it stirred up in me. It is that great of a song. I think this may be the most beautiful song that I've ever heard."

Concert dates and locations are as follows, w/contact numbers for ticketing; tickets are also available by contacting pbmusicprom@zeelandnet.nl .

Go to Coltrane's website or MySpace page for more details and updates.

Fri. Oct. 2, 2009  : Muziekcentrum - Enschede   +31 53 485 85 00

Sun. Oct. 4, 2009 : Philharmonie - Haarlem (Amsterdam)  +31 23 5121212

Tue. Oct. 6, 2009 : De Lawei - Drachten   +31 512 33 50 50

Fri. Oct. 9, 2009 : Stadsschouwburg - Middelburg   +31 900 3300033

Sat. Oct. 10, 2009 : Vredenburg - Utrecht  +31 30 2314544

Tue. Oct. 13, 2009 : De Tamboer - Hoogeveen   +31 528 280180

 Wed. Oct. 14, 2009 :  Stedelijk Concertgebouw - Leiden  +31 71 5131704