This 48-year-old church finds divinity in the music of John Coltrane,and is one of the few venues left in a neighborhood once known as the ‘Harlem of the West’It’s standing room only at the Saint John Coltrane Church’s service on Sunday, 28 February. But no one wants to sit down besides.
Drawn by the news that the 48-year-old San Francisco institution is facing eviction, or the crowd of longtime parishioners and first-time visitors dance and sway through the 90-minute “sound exorcism” that begins the devout service.
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Source: theguardian.com