The Brooklyn Peace Center presents its Annual Jazz Night: Peace on Earth on Dec. 13, featuring Michelle Coltrane in a celebration of peace, culture and community.
Brooklyn Peace Center will present its Fourth Annual Jazz Night: Peace on Earth on Saturday, Dec. 13 featuring Michelle Coltrane, the daughter of the legendary John and Alice Coltrane.
Coltrane will perform alongside an acclaimed ensemble that includes Lonnie Plaxico on bass, Jeff “Tain” Watts on drums, Rico Jones on saxophone and Lafayette Harris on piano.
The evening will also feature dance works choreographed by Miss Candice Michelle Franklin of Cumbe Rise, highlighting the transformative power of jazz and movement.
Photo: Supplied/ Brooklyn Peace Center
The event marks the debut of the Turiya Sings Award, created by Brooklyn Peace Center to honor artists and cultural visionaries who embody the late Turiyasangitananda Alice Coltrane’s legacy of interreligious and intercultural peacebuilding through the arts.
The award recognizes creative practice as sacred work, rooted in love, liberation and the harmonizing of humanity.
Now in its fourth year, Jazz Night serves as a cornerstone fundraiser for Brooklyn Peace Center, a nonprofit dedicated to peacebuilding, arts, plus cultural programming.
Proceeds from the event will support year-round initiatives that nurture creativity, community and culture.
Event Details
Date: Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025
Time: Doors open at 6:00pm. Performance at 7:00pm.
Location: Brooklyn Peace Center, 23 Marcus Garvey Blvd., Brooklyn, NY
Tickets: Starting at $75. Tables available.
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