May 22, 2024
Arrival Day: Celebrating Sun Ra 110 Years Later
One hundred and ten years ago today, the jazz visionary Sun Ra arrived on this planet in the city of Birmingham, Alabama. Though Sun Ra would always claim extraterrestrial origins (he rejected the notion of a “birthday,” claiming May 22 only as his arrival day), he was in many ways shaped by the city of its youth and its thriving musical… Continue Reading Arrival Day: Celebrating Sun Ra 110 Years Later
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