Union Pool closed out their annual Summer Thunder free show series on Sunday (8/24), as usual, with Sun Ra Arkestra. The weather couldn’t have been nicer and there was a line around the block to get ...

For decades, American jazz saxophonist Knoel Scott has been honoring Herman “Sonny” Blount, aka Sun Ra, the composer, keyboardist and founder of the ethereal Sun Ra Arkestra. “Either the spirit is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Yo La Tengo resumed its annual Hanukkah run at New York’s Bowery Ballroom on Dec. 31 and returned last night, Jan. 1, 2025, to cap the festival of lights with a swath of guests that assisted the host ...

The enduring legacy of jazz visionary Sun Ra is celebrated by this ensemble made up of Arkestra veterans and a younger generation of exploratory musicians under the direction of saxophonist Knoel ...

The Philadelphia bandleader didn't always connect with traditional jazz audiences, but he found a second home doing so in Baltimore. A new double album revisit a show he and his "Arkestra" gave there.

Sun Ra had a profound and lasting influence on members of the Sun Ra Arkestra. Sun Ra had a profound and lasting influence on members of the Sun Ra Arkestra. In this clip, Arkestra members Marshall ...

Baristas are needed for the new shop dedicated to Pop Smoke, and a soft launch is set to take place in Canarsie. 19 hours ago According to AL.com, New Dawn features seven tracks: “Prologue,” “African ...

The Great American Music Hall has long served as an anchor of San Francisco's music scene. As jazz bookings here are infrequent, it was great news when the venue welcomed back the Sun Ra Arkestra for ...