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 ...

Sun Ra was one of the first Black artists to have his own record label. In 1957, Sun Ra founded Saturn Records with Alton Abraham, making him one of the first Black artists to have his own record ...

Do the Impossible” illuminates the jazz visionary, mythmaker, and Afrofuturist architect whose influence now resonates across music, fashion, and art.

A double-sided promotional flier for Sun Ra and El Saturn Records, printed in black and white on glossy paper. On the front is a photograph portrait of Sun Ra, captured from below, standing with his ...

Few musicians have been as delightfully and fascinatingly weird as Sun Ra. He was born Herman Poole Blount, changed his name to honor the Egyptian god of the sun, believed he was an angelic being from ...

Do not expect The Criterion Collection to reissue the 1974 film Space Is The Place anytime soon. It is though, a cult classic in the truest sense of the word. Sun Ra and his Arkestra had been at the ...

PBS’s ‘American Masters’ presents a tribute to the eccentric, virtuosic pianist and composer, who combined swing with the avant-garde and Afrofuturism.