Atlantis Quartet
Late Night at the Dakota, 11:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31. ($5)

The adventurous modern jazz group Atlantis Quartet has chosen Halloween night to perform John Coltrane's iconic, profoundly influential four-part suite "A Love Supreme."

On the original 1964 recording, saxophone legend Coltrane was joined by McCoy Tyner on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass and Elvin Jones on drums.

Atlantis is Brandon Wozniak on saxophone, Zacc Harris on guitar, Chris Bates on bass and Pete Hennig on drums. No piano.

"A Love Supreme" is a jazz peak not many bands attempt to scale. "It was my idea," Harris says. "I used to play every Halloween with an old group of mine in Illinois, and we'd do some fun covers in the spirit of the night. I always wanted to perform an album of this stature in its entirety and I thought this was the perfect opportunity."

For Bates, the biggest challenge is "paying homage to the original while trying to keep a fresh approach." For Harris, "it's realizing that I can only play six notes at a time, unlike the piano. Trying to achieve Tyner's sound and vibe with a different instrument." For Hennig, it's "to do the music justice and still keep my own voice. It's easy to second-guess yourself when you start comparing to Elvin Jones."

Wozniak will be in the catbird seat but says he's not nervous. "We're not trying to re-create what Coltrane did on that record. We will use the music that's there, try to keep in mind the spiritual aspect … but in the end we have to be ourselves."

What about costumes? "We are in essence musically 'dressing up' for the night by playing 'A Love Supreme,' " Harris says. "But I heard that Pete might be dressed as a member of KISS."