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Sun Ra Arkestra at Tri-C JazzFest 2025
by John Chacona
Sun Ra ArkestraMimi Ohio Theatre Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland, OH June 27, 2025 When is a band not a ghost band? It is a question posed by a Cleveland jazz media figure after a performance by the Sun Ra Arkestra on the first full day of the Tri-C JazzFest, and it ...
Sun Ra: Live at the left Bank, Lights on a Satellite
by Stefano Merighi
La seconda metà degli anni Settanta vede l'Arkestra di Sun Ra già in un momento di bilanci. Vent'anni di attività, una parabola virtuosa che congiunge inizi avventurosi, incompresi, a sviluppi ricchissimi di idee, che oltrepassano sia il post-swing degli esordi che il free radicale, per planare in quello stile composito e stratificato, totalmente personale, ...
Betty Carter, Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, and Kevin Sun
by Jerome Wilson
This week's program is an archived show from March 2, 2021 that features music from Betty Carter, Roy Haynes. Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, Kevin Sun. and Cameron Mizell. 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 Chris Lightcap's ...
Lucian Ban: Following Bartók's Trail Through the Transylvanian Villages
by Dean Nardi
It is hard to re-invent where jazz can go. Players can eschew all the conventional methods they want, but a wheel is still a wheel. This is a reason why pianist Lucian Ban's efforts to bring to light the Hungarian composer, pianist and ethnomusicologist Bela Bartók's works as a field collector of folk music in 21st-century ...
Daniel Casares: From a Cabin in the Woods
by Daniel Casares
The Autonomous Region of Galicia, Spain has been slowly nurturing a strong jazz scene in recent decades. The extremely accomplished Abe Rábade (piano) and Paco Charlín (bass) crossed the Atlantic Ocean over two decades ago to study at the prestigious Berklee College Of Music in Boston. Upon their return to Galicia they established the “Seminario Permanente ...
Maestro Marshall Allen Turns 101
by David Brown
I remember well when The Sun Ra Arkestra performed in 2019 to mark bandleader Marshall Allen's 95th birthday. At the time, it was difficult to imagine he'd continue performing into his second century. Yet, six years later, Maestro Allen remains active--touring, recording, and directing the Arkestra with undiminished energy. As Allen turned 101 on June 25, ...
Sun Ra: Nuits De La Fondation Maeght (Sun Ra)
by John Sharpe
Discoveries of lost tapes are often trumpeted as legendary or revelatory, but in the case of the greatly expanded Nuits De La Fondation Maeght, the hype feels entirely warranted. The release offers a comprehensive view of a pivotal moment in Sun Ra's career. In 1970, Sun Ra was invited to play at the ...
Brick Lane Jazz Festival 2025—A Rookie's Review
by Andy Crowther
Various Venues Brick Lane Jazz Festival London April 25-27, 2025 The Brick Lane Jazz Festival is now in its fourth year, and although it has been on my radar for a while I've never made it. I've had very little excuse. The UK jazz scene is arguably the most invigorating ...
Stéphane Mercier: Live At The Jazz Station
by Ian Patterson
A graduate of the Conservatoire Royale de Bruxelles and Berkley College of Music--where he was lead alto in Herb Pomeroy's big band--Belgian saxophonist Stéphane Mercier has been leading/co-leading groups since the mid-'90s. This live album, captured from a gig at The Jazz Station, the famous Brussels venue in whose long-standing big band Mercier sits. That chair ...
Michael Buckley: Ebb And Flow
by Ian Patterson
Given his world-class chops, tenor saxophonist Michael Buckley's albums have been too infrequent. This is a man who has played with George Coleman when he was still in shorts (Buckley that is), backed Jerry Lee Lewis, collaborated with Dave Liebman and Kenny Wheeler, and toured with The Mingus Big Band. His talents as a composer for ...
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