While working on her new documentary about composer, pianist, and poet Sun Ra, Christine Turner kept words of wisdom from the visionary bandleader close at hand. “I kept these quotes on my wall above ...

Few artists defy easy summary the way Sun Ra does. The composer, bandleader, poet, and philosopher claimed he was from Saturn. He led his Arkestra for over 40 years, blending big-band jazz, electronic ...

The Sun Ra Arkestra will play the Academy of Music on Sunday, May 18, at 8 p.m. Legendary bandleader, composer, and musician Sun Ra photographed in 1973. The band he formed, The Arkestra, continues to ...

Few musicians have been as delightfully and fascinatingly weird as Sun Ra. He was born Herman Poole Blount, changed his name to honor the Egyptian god of the sun, believed he was an angelic being from ...

Sun Ra, an Alabama native and pioneering force in jazz music, will be honored in his home state with a new, multi-day festival. Organizer Lee Shook has raised more than $21,000 for the May festival ...