Without the jazz musician, poet, and bandleader Sun Ra, the music industry would look and sound somewhat different. Countless mainstream artists have been inspired by his boundlessness and his ability ...

Ra'ed Saade, a breakout star from the hit Netflix series "My unorthodox Life," is set to take the stage in Montreal's Mad Hatter the Musical, Concert Edition. The concert will be held at the city's ...

An accomplished Broadway actress and singer-songwriter, Keziah “Niambi Ra” John-Paul, has charted a fairly impressive career over the past decade. Born and raised in Washington, DC, her artistic ...

The outlandish persona Sun Ra created and maintained for himself over the years may sometimes distract from the adventurous intent of the music he made. Yet it is testament to his vigorous loyalty to ...

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 ...

Questlove, Dawn Richard and a range of other musicians, writers and critics share their favorites from the experimental pianist, organist and bandleader’s wide-ranging catalog. By Marcus J. Moore ...

Over the decades, music venues in San Francisco have come and gone, but one constant remains: Great American Music Hall. A house of ill repute when it first opened in 1907, the building has gone ...

Back in May, indie staples Ra Ra Riot returned from a semi-hibernation with "The Wish," produced by Rostam Batmanglij — a move that recalled the short-lived but never forgotten late-aughts project ...

Meshell Ndegeocello is spearheading the next installment in the ongoing Sun Ra tribute series, Red Hot + Ra, with the LP Red Hot & Ra: The Magic City, out April 12. The LP isn’t a traditional “tribute ...