Here's an article from Ben Ratliff in the New York Times about a recent McCoy Tyner concert featuring Pharoah Sanders and Ravi Coltrane. An excerpt:

The set opened with Mr. [McCoy Tyner]'s ''Angelina,'' and right away the band established momentum. Mr. [Eric Harland] is an exact, firm-tempo drummer, filling in rolling, popping details through the width of the groove, but making them surge and ebb and function as dramatic elements. He locked in with Mr. Tyner, pushing him, and then began a long drum solo, building up drum chants and pressing hard on the groove, making it rock. Next [Ravi Coltrane], who is John's son, and Mr. [Pharoah Sanders] appeared, establishing a pattern that lasted through several pieces: Mr. Sanders played torrentially, Mr. Coltrane shrewdly.

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