You can read this quote from Sun Ra’s poem “The Shadow of Tomorrow” (1958) in Bartlett’s Familiar Black Quotations. Read how the quote is referenced here. Suggested Reading Here Is Everything You Need ...

Sun Ra stated that he wanted to create otherworldly emotions on this album. These emotions are “disguised as jazz,” to quote one of Ra’s poems. The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra, recorded in 1961, ...

Discover the extraordinary life of poet, philosopher and music visionary Sun Ra. Discover the extraordinary life of poet, philosopher and music visionary Sun Ra. With his ever-evolving collective, the ...

Ever since Evidence Records began reissuing his myriad releases on CD, the veil of mystery surrounding eccentric visionary jazz man (and self-proclaimed spaceman) Sun Ra has slowly eroded. In some ...

Of all the 20th century jazz figures, perhaps only John Coltrane and Miles Davis have achieved greater cult status than Sun Ra. Unlike Coltrane, Ra lived into old age. And unlike both Coltrane and ...

Onstage at New York’s Radio City Music Hall earlier this month, Solange, still touring behind her momentous 2016 album, A Seat at the Table, was flanked by two pyramids; between them was a massive orb ...

Discover the extraordinary life of poet, philosopher and music visionary Sun Ra. With his ever-evolving collective, the Sun Ra Arkestra, he self-produced more than 200 albums, stretching the ...