Wed Oct 29
(Broadcast) Sun Ra Arkestra Halloween Freakout
7PM / $15 | $2.05 Fees Get Streaming Pass
Sun Ra Arkestra Halloween Freakout
The Sun Ra Arkestra will take us on a spiritual and sonic journey featuring a mix of classic Sun Ra compositions and arrangements, alongside a selection of tunes deeply rooted in the spirit of Sun Ra. We advise you to get your costumes ready in advance to turn this “Halloween Freakout” into a cosmic and unforgettable Halloween Party!
The Sun Ra Arkestra are known for their live shows that combine big band swing, outer-space jazz, dancing, singing, chanting and Afro-pageantry. The Arkestra continue to tour the world and have performed in more than 25 countries including shows at the pyramids in Egypt and in the USSR, Carnegie Hall, the Berlin Jazz Festival, the Fillmore East, the Hollywood Bowl, Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, the Newport Jazz Festival, Fuji Rock Festival, and the Kennedy Center.
"Besides," Sun Ra once said, "that’s the way black people say ‘orchestra.'"
Director Marshall Allen joined the Sun Ra Arkestra in 1955 and has been their leader since 1995. He was awarded a PEW Fellowship in 2012. Marshall continues to compose and record with the Arkestra. He tours with them when in driving distance of his home in Philadelphia and he greatly looks forward to the shows. An inner ear issue restricts his flying at this time. In Marshalls own words: “My work is an extension of Sun Ra's mission to provide for the spiritual healing of the planet earth.”
Keystone Kards are not applicable for this show.
7PM / $15 | $2.05 Fees Get Streaming Pass