Sun Ra Arkestra

E904382
jazz ensemble musical group

Sun Ra Arkestra is an avant-garde jazz ensemble led by visionary bandleader Sun Ra, known for its experimental compositions, cosmic philosophy, and theatrical performances.

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Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestra 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz ensemble ⓘ
musical group ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1950s ⓘ
associatedAct Sun Ra NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedMovement Afrofuturism NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Sun Ra NERFINISHED ⓘ
baseOfOperations Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ
continuedAfterDeathOf Sun Ra NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
foundedBy Sun Ra NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre avant-garde jazz ⓘ
big band jazz ⓘ
experimental music ⓘ
free jazz ⓘ
hasMusicalDirector Marshall Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy Sun Ra's cosmic philosophy ⓘ
influencedGenre Afrofuturism in music ⓘ
avant-garde jazz ⓘ
free jazz ⓘ
knownFor Afrofuturist themes ⓘ
cosmic philosophy ⓘ
elaborate costumes ⓘ
experimental compositions ⓘ
theatrical performances ⓘ
leader Sun Ra NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableLeader Marshall Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableMember Danny Ray Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Gilmore NERFINISHED ⓘ
June Tyson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marshall Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pat Patrick NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ronnie Boykins NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork Atlantis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jazz in Silhouette NERFINISHED ⓘ
Space Is the Place NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Magic City NERFINISHED ⓘ
originatedIn Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ
performanceElement choreographed movement ⓘ
collective improvisation ⓘ
costumed stage shows ⓘ
recordLabel ESP-Disk NERFINISHED ⓘ
El Saturn Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
Impulse! Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
touringStatus internationally touring ensemble ⓘ
usesInstrumentation keyboards ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
saxophones ⓘ
trombones ⓘ
trumpets ⓘ
vocals ⓘ

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Ronnie Boykins → memberOf → Sun Ra Arkestra ⓘ
Ronnie Boykins → associatedAct → Sun Ra Arkestra ⓘ
Ronnie Boykins → associatedAct → Sun Ra Arkestra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestra