Sun Ra

Sun Ra (1914 – 1993) was an innovative jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesiser player, who came to be known as much for his Cosmic Afro-futurist Philosophy as for his phenomenal musical compositions and performances. He claimed that he was of the "Angel Race", not from Earth but from Saturn. Some of his most notable influences were African and African-American theatre, theosophy, and masonic Afro-futurism. His interest in these art forms

Influenced by: Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker

Active:

1950s-1993

Scene:

Chicago/NYC

Side projects

• Sun Ra Arkestra

• A.R. RahmanSat, Jul 11
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• Empire of the SunFri, Sep 4
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• Daryl DavisSun, Oct 18
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• Sun Kil MoonTue, Jul 7
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• Erykah BaduSun, Sep 20
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• Jill ScottWed, Jun 24
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• Allah-LasSun, Jul 26
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• The RootsSat, Sep 19
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