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Eclectic, outrageous, sometimes mystifying but always imbued with a powerful jazz consciousness, the music of Sun Ra has withstood its skeptics and detractors for nearly three generations. And well it should, since Sun Ra has been both apart of and ahead of the jazz tradition during that time. Like Duke Ellington and swing-era pioneer Fletcher Henderson, Sun Ra learned early on to write music in an arranged form that showcased the specific talents of his individual Arkestra members, and he has retained the services of some of these musicians to this day: John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, and Julian Priester for example since they first joined in the 1950's

Album

Between the Neon and the Cosmos

By Frankie Valli

Label: Saturn/Motown Heritage
Released: 2026
Track listing: Interplanetary Sherry; Jersey Cosmic; Can't Take My Eyes Off the Void; Saturn Serenade; Big Girls Don't Cry (On Other Planets); Walk Like an Egyptian Cotton Club; Rag Doll from the Rings; My Eyes Adored You (From Across the Galaxy); Spacewalk Like a Man; The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore in This Dimension); Cosmic Grease.

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Heimstad--Sun Ra Meets Pierre Boulez

By Sun Ra

Label: Nothing Is... Not! Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Angels and Demons at Play; Rocket Number Nine; Structures, Book I, Chapter Ia; Structures, Book I, Chapter Ib; Structures, Book I, Chapter Ic; Little Joe from Chicago; Ode To Mary Lou; 57'63".

Article: Live Review

Jazz&Wine of Peace 2026

by Neri Pollastri
November 5, 2026

Jazz&Wine of Peace 2026 Teatro Comunale e varie altre sedi Cormons (GO) 22-25 ottobre 2026 Dopo alcune anteprime nei giorni precedenti, la ventinovesima edizione del festival Jazz&Wine of Peace, tutta all'insegna delle proposte giovani e, in particolare, femminili, si è aperta alla cantina Jermann, la mattina di giovedì 22 ottobre 2026, ...

Article: Album Review

Rempis / Abrams / Ra + Baker: The Walls Of The Temple Are Made Of Sound

Read "The Walls Of The Temple Are Made Of Sound" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
October 30, 2026

Both Chicago architecture and Chicago jazz inspire images of beefy, mammoth structures. The city's skyscrapers, bridges and industrial-strength rhythms seem built to withstand even the harshest winter winds, the kind vocalist Lou Rawls dubbed “the hawk." The quartet of saxophonist Dave Rempis, pianist Jim Baker, bassist Joshua Abrams and drummer Avreeayl Ra trades in similarly brawny ...

Article: Album Review

Matthew Shipp / William Parker: A Whole System Of

Read "A Whole System Of" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
October 21, 2026

Pianist Matthew Ship has always been cryptic. His music does not fit into categories. And though he may not boast a Sun Ra-level of recording prolificness, he is always, always busy. And if his output as a leader ever wanes, he sits in on sideman slots with tenor saxophonists David S. Ware and Ivo Perelman (and ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Leigh Pilzer, Tyshawn Sorey, Jackie McLean, and Sun Ra

by Jerome Wilson
October 21, 2026

This episode features recent music by Leigh Pilzer and Tyshawn Sorey along with older work by Jackie McLean and Sun Ra. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Sumi Tonooka “Mingus Mood" from Now (ARC) 1:05 ...

Article: In Tribute To...

John Coltrane At 100: A Global Perspective

by Ian Patterson
September 23, 2026

With the advent of his birth centenary, John William Coltrane is on our minds again. But then he nearly always is. His influence on generations of saxophonists is palpable. For countless musicians the term “Coltranesque" can be a badge of honor or a millstone around the neck. With the exception perhaps of Miles Davis--whose centenary also ...

Article: Album Review

Moon Inhabitants: Canned Luna

Read "Canned Luna" reviewed by Daniel Mège

by Daniel Mège
September 4, 2026

Is there anybody up there? The question is not as far-fetched as it sounds: NASA's lunar program is about to celebrate All About Jazz's 35th anniversary with the start of construction of a permanent lunar base (2030), laying the foundations for AAJ's 50th anniversary with its completion. Jazz will win: once the planet's taxpayers' money has ...

Article: Live Review

Moldejazz 2026

by Daniel Mège
August 4, 2026

Located at 62°7 North, Moldejazz (the Molde International Jazz Festival) is the ideal place for a festival in week 29, in early summer. A floral scent drifts through The Town of Roses, a ribbon less than a kilometer wide wedged into a peninsula between fjord and mountains. Even once it has set, the sun is never far ...