To celebrate the final week of The Guggenheim’s exhibit, Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers, Sun Ra Arkestra performed in the museum’s rotunda on Saturday night. Still led by 101-years-young ...

Sun Ra's discography is so vast, and its entry points so varied, that the late pianist and bandleader means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. For most, Ra is probably best known ...

The outlandish persona Sun Ra created and maintained for himself over the years may sometimes distract from the adventurous intent of the music he made. Yet it is testament to his vigorous loyalty to ...

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 ...

I have been listening to the music of Sun Ra since the mid-1970s. His Arkestra performed somewhere in Washington, DC right around that time. I didn’t attend the show (I was broke), but a few friends ...

Yo La Tengo’s eight-night Hanukkah run at New York’s Bowery Ballroom continued last night. Surprise opening act Sun Ra Arkestra and comedian Todd Barry–both of whom appear at the New Jersey trio’s ...

It's been 15 years since the Sun Ra Arkestra last played San Francisco, and saxophonist Marshall Allen, the group's bandleader, isn't exactly sure how the group's upcoming performance will go. He's ...

Sun Ra Arkestra, the pioneering jazz collective founded by the late Sun Ra, have announced their first studio album in over 20 years — since 1999’s Song for the Sun. The LP, whose title has yet to be ...

“Swirling,” the group’s first album of new recordings in 20 years, is an affirmation of how vital the band remains under the direction of the saxophonist Marshall Allen, 96. By Giovanni Russonello ...

The Richmond Folk Festival has presented artists and cultural traditions from across planet Earth – from Tuva, Newfoundland, Colombia, Nigeria, Jamaica, Ireland, Iraq, Honduras, Kenya, and Armenia, ...

The Sun Ra Arkestra saxophonist, who remains captivated by the power of sound, is an inspiring onstage presence. By Hank Shteamer On April 8, the moon will blot out the sun along a roughly ...