Members of some of Ottawa’s more adventurous music groups assemble to celebrate the creative legacy of avant-garde jazz giant, Sun Ra, with a grand spectacle of music, dance, sound and light (Sun et lumière ) .
Individuals from rake, Seppuku, Scare Henry, Akpokli, Couroung Fayo, More Monk and the mighty Chelsea Bridge join forces to play from the songbook of the legendary big-band leader and his historic succession of Arkestras (Solar Arkestra, Intergalactic Astro-Solar Infinity Arkestra, Blue Universe Arkestra...)
Assembled into small groups as well as Rake-star Arke-stra, these Earthlings will delight in the songs of the jazzman from Saturn.........at the Mercury.
Where and When ?
Performance begins at 8 p.m. on Tuesday night, May 23rd, in the year 2000. Admission $7 @ the Mercury Lounge, 56 Byward Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in the market.
Rake-star Arke-stra:
David Broscoe...alto sax, baritone sax, bassoon
Sun Ra established his credentials in the jazz world as Sonny Blount, arranger for the popular Fletcher Henderson big band in the swinging forties. He left all that behind in the fifties when he learned of his true origins (Sun Ra, born on the planet Saturn) and his true calling (messenger to planet Earth with a message of love in the language of cosmic jazz.) He toured his multi-disciplinary Arkestra of dedicated musicians around the world right into his eighties (our nineties) before departing this planet to return to his beloved home. Rake-star Arke-stra is dedicated to the rich legacy of wild creativity left for us by this great figure. Long live Sun Ra.
Set list :
The Ottawa Citizen - Preview by James Hale, saturday May 20th, 2000
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