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 was a fair one ...

Union Pool closed out their annual Summer Thunder free show series on Sunday (8/24), as usual, with Sun Ra Arkestra. The weather couldn’t have been nicer and there was a line around the block to get ...

Bandleader Knoell Scott leads the Sun Ra Arkestra, performing at SFJazz on July 31, 2025. Photo by Frankie Solinsky Duryea. Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news ...

For decades, American jazz saxophonist Knoel Scott has been honoring Herman "Sonny" Blount, aka Sun Ra, the composer, keyboardist and founder of the ethereal Sun Ra Arkestra. "Either the spirit is ...

Bummer news for Jenny Hval fans: the Norwegian artist has canceled her seven-date September North American tour. “For various reasons I’m not able to travel to North America in September, and so we ...

In 2024, a new memorial music festival debuted in Austin; more than 1,000 fans attended and the festival raised $40,000 for mental health initiatives. Now, MeadowFest is returning to the Far Out ...