He is a miracle of the highest order, a grand eccentric, and true genius of the cosmos. A peerless 20th century composer, a poet, a brilliant pianist, a live performance visionary, one of the greatest ...
When is a band not a ghost band? It is a question posed by a Cleveland jazz media figure after a performance by the Sun Ra Arkestra on the first full day of the Tri-C JazzFest, and it was a fair one ...
Sun Ra, the Afro-Futurist bandleader and intergalactic visionary who based his Arkestra in Philadelphia for decades, is heading to PBS. Sun Ra: Do The Impossible, the Christine Turner-directed ...
Sun Ra, an Alabama native and pioneering force in jazz music, will be honored in his home state with a new, multi-day festival. Organizer Lee Shook has raised more than $21,000 for the May festival ...
Director Christine Turner introduces the subject of “Sun Ra: Do the Impossible” with what might be called tactical piano: The performer is seen playing something that suggests Debussy, then segues ...