Most will remember John Cage Meets Sun Ra (Meltdown Records, 1987), drawn from a June 8, 1986 concert at Coney Island, at the initiative of producer Rick Russo to promote his new label. Cage did not ...

Some documentaries explain their subjects. Others let their aura do the talking. Sun Ra: Do the Impossible, directed by Academy Award–nominated filmmaker Christine Turner, firmly belongs to the latter ...

“Sun Ra: Do the Impossible” attempts to do the all-but-impossible: tell a linear, earthbound story about a musician who claimed to be from Saturn, delighted in obfuscating details of his biography, ...

Discover the extraordinary life of poet, philosopher and music visionary Sun Ra. Discover the extraordinary life of poet, philosopher and music visionary Sun Ra. With his ever-evolving collective, the ...

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 ...

From swing to bebop to free jazz, Sun Ra bridged myriad musical styles to form his own avant-garde sound. With his ever-evolving collective, the Sun Ra Arkestra, he stretched the boundaries of jazz ...

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PBS will soon highlight a pioneering musician whose band is still based in a Germantown rowhome. Sun Ra, the late bandleader of the Sun Ra Arkestra, is the subject of an episode of "American Masters" ...

From swing to bebop to free jazz, Sun Ra bridged myriad musical styles to create a singular avant-garde sound, and with his ever-evolving collective, the Sun Ra Arkestra, he pushed the boundaries of ...

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 ...

It’s clear at this point that the work of Afrofuturist jazz visionary Sun Ra is beloved by Portlanders. From his band, the Arkestra’s frequent trips to the Rose City playing packed shows (sans Ra ...