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The saxophonist’s Prom was an otherworldly epic with echoes of Stravinsky, Sun Ra and Star Trek
Baaba Maal loved up, Anoushka Shankar mixes cultures, Lula Pena’s new work, and an infection of funk
Percussion-fuelled chants follow smoky modern jazz and B-movie dialogue erupts into big band samba
When this free jazz saga of musical tableaux worked, it did so brilliantly
The singer and keyboardist conjured up distant times and faraway places at this Meltdown gig
The jazz musician talks about pianist and composer Sun Ra, and preserving the Arkestra legacy
Dammers and his ensemble paid epic tribute to bandleader Sun Ra and Jamaican roots music
Two decades after its founder’s death, the band’s sense of the surreal remains strong
The opening two days offered cross-cultural sounds and a showcase set by Bob James and David Sanborn
The nine-piece band impressively avoids mimicry, but gets Sun Ra’s balance of jazz heritage
Album tones down sci-fi imagery for a dreamier, more inward style
The Chicago-raised musician delivers introverted raps over nocturnal beats and ghostly samples
The vocals are reedy, but the sound – swelling orchestral arrangements, multiple layers of guitars – is as big as ever
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