John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy, “At the Village Gate.” John Coltrane is synonymous with artists who, through discipline and hard work, free themselves from the musical conventions of their era and set a new course for the freeing sounds they hear in their head. The saxophone player’s sound evolved…

Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. Nope … I don’t want you to nominate me to list my 10 most influential brands of granola in 10 days while nominating someone else each day to do same, thereby dragging them into my own personal hell. I’ve come to hate the coronalists. This COVID-19…