The eight-foot-tall bronze statue of John Coltrane in downtown High Point, North Carolina, was dedicated in September 2006. The acclaimed saxophonist is best known for his work with famed trumpeter Miles Davis and pianist Thelonious Monk. Coltrane was born on September 23, 1926, in Hamlet, North Carolina, and his family moved to High Point when he was three months old. He graduated from High Point’s William Penn High School.
John Coltrane Statue
