"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 9/23/24)
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Real Live Certified
Artists are Real Live Certified if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critic Consensus
Sun Ra Arkestra is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 40 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Sun Ra Arkestra is rated as a remarkable live performer, with impressive shows that are worth watching. Sun Ra Arkestra concert reviews describe live shows and performances as expansive, harmonious, dazzling, surreal, unforgettable, consistent, and inventive.
ON TOUR
Stodoła, Warszawa, Poland (October 25); Wintercircus, Gent, Belgium (October 29); Fasching, Stockholm, Sweden (November 4)
The Sun Ra Arkestra is the name most commonly used for the current incarnation of Sun Ra's original band, now led by Marshall Allen. Since 1954, Marshall Allen has been the ferocious core of the Arkestra.
Has Performed With
Marshall Allen, The MC5
Critic Concert Reviews
Nippertown (USA)
July 31, 2022
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It has been an interesting coincidence that I have seen three big bands in the last ten days. The first two, the BWC Jazz Orchestra and the Keith Pray Big Soul Ensemble feature the finest jazz musicians in the 518 using tight orchestral arrangements.
IN THE end, perhaps the least impressive thing about the Sun Ra Arkestra is that they take the name of an artist who died more than 25 years ago, and don’t just trade on it with a degree of credibility, but develop an invigorating and enjoyable set on their own terms.
As a part of the Alien Encounters season, Nottingham Contemporary are housing an exhibition celebrating the work of legendary jazz musician and Afro-Futurist, Sun Ra.
In its broth of free jazz, old swing, doo-wop, electronics, Afrofuturist references, and stagecraft that could have been directed by Ed Wood, a Sun Ra Arkestra show is about as far away from a conventional performance as the late leader of the band believed his spiritual home was from Earth.
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