Sun Ra Arkestra | 2023 Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Schedule
Sat Jun 24 2023 at 07:30 pm to 08:45 pm
Location
Performance Works - Granville Island, 1218 Cartwright St, Vancouver, British Columbia | Vancouver, BC
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An enormous influence on generations of avant-jazz players—as well as artists ranging from Sonic Youth to Solange—the visionary Afrofuturism pioneer Sun Ra released over a hundred albums between the mid-1950s and his departure for Saturn in 1993. But the Sun Ra Arkestra continues to beam Ra’s cosmic messages around our humble planet, sometimes collecting mementos like a 2022 GRAMMY nomination for their album Swirling, which was called “challenging but intoxicating” by The Guardian, and “a total joy” by The Wire.Known for melding Ellingtonian big band swing, transcendent free jazz, dancing, chanting, and lavishly-outfitted Afro-pageantry, the 13-piece Arkestra will touch down to make sure Ra’s “Afrofuturist ideas and concepts are still hurtling through space at light speed” (Rolling Stone).
The Sun Ra Arkestra features Noel Scott on alto and tenor saxes, Vincent Chancey on French horn, Elson Nascimento on percussion/surdo, Tyler Mitchell on bass, Wayne Smith on drums, Cecil Brooks on trumpet, James Stewart on tenor sax, Tara Middleton on vocals, D. Hotep on guitar, Dave Davies on trombone, Farid Barron on piano, Beavin Lawrence on baritone sax, Kevin Batchelor on trumpet.
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Where is it happening?
Performance Works - Granville Island, 1218 Cartwright St, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
