This 8 ft. bronze statue with a marble base, honors one of High Point’s most acclaimed citizens, John Coltrane, who was a legendary American jazz saxophonist. Coltrane graduated from William Penn High School in 1943.
It was created by Sculptor Thomas J. Warren of Oregon.

The statue is located at Commerce Ave. and Hamiliton St.
High Point, NC 27262

It was dedicated on September 20, 2006

Coltrane performed and recorded with Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Hodges, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and other jazz legends and is considered the greatest jazz saxophonist to ever live. In 1965, he was named Down Beat magazine’s “Jazzman of the Year.” He died of liver cancer at age 40 on July 17, 1967 at the prime of his musical career.

The John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival, held annually in High Point, was as an outgrowth of the efforts to erect the statue to Coltrane.

Here is a Link to the Friends of John Coltrane Org.
https://friendsofjohncoltrane.com/