‘Sun Ra: Do the Impossible’ Achieves the Seemingly Impossible
In its gorgeous embroidery of color, sound, and thoughtful reflection, Sun Ra documentary Do the Impossible achieves the seemingly impossible.
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Sun Ra Arkestra Triumph with ‘Lights on a Satellite’
Sun Ra Arkestra’s sonic vision transcends time for these keepers of the cosmic flame, and that vitality comes through on Lights on a Satellite.
Sun Ra Arkestra Travel the Spaceways at SFJazz Center
A Sun Ra Arkestra show promises a chance to leave the often dreary Earth blues behind and board a spaceship ride into the cosmos with these sonic adventurers.
Tyler Mitchell Takes Listeners on a Spacey Groove with ‘Dancing Shadows’
Veteran jazz bassist Tyler Mitchell joins forces with fellow Sun Ra Arkestra alumnus on Dancing Shadows, a delightfully enjoyable sonic experience.
Space Is Still the Place for Marshall Allen and the Sun Ra Arkestra
Ninety-five-year-old saxophonist Marshall Allen continues to lead Sun Ra's legendary jazz ensemble through the turbulent present and toward a better future for mankind.
Close Encounters of the 4th Kind with the Sun Ra Arkestra in San Francisco
Allen leads the Arkestra in building a steady groove with layers of rich horn melodies over a tribal beat, with a torchy female vocal about those feisty angels and demons on the cosmic plane.
Transcendental Night with Jazz Legends Sun Ra Arkestra and Pharoah Sanders
Red Bull Music Academy's spiritual jazz evening included legends Sun Ra Arkestra and Pharoah Sanders plus a set from Kamasi Washington.
Golden Dawn Arkestra: Stargazer
There's a Ra connection here in more than name. And there's a legend surrounding one of the key players and his relationship to the Great One. True or untrue, that story only adds to the mystery behind this good-time release.
Sun Ra and His Arkestra: In the Orbit of Ra
On In the Orbit of Ra Sun Ra collaborator and Arkestra member Marshall Allen presents a portrait of the jazz legend every bit as complicated and strange as a cross-section of his reality could possibly be.