Recorded live at the 2014 Big Ears Festival, this album captures the Arkestra in a more focused, afrobeat-inflected mode, showcasing a different facet of their vast musical universe.
- The album was recorded live at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee.
- The Arkestra performed material that drew from their extensive catalog, as well as newer compositions.
- The release was handled by Sun Ra's own label, Enterplanetary Koncepts.
Sun Ra & His Arkestra is a pioneering jazz ensemble founded by Sun Ra in the 1950s, known for its avant-garde approach, cosmology, and theatrical performances. Formed in Chicago and later based in Philadelphia, the Arkestra became a legendary fixture in the free jazz and Afrofuturism scenes. This 2014 release finds the Arkestra continuing its long legacy under the direction of John Gilreath and Marshall Allen, decades after Sun Ra's passing, performing music that has evolved from its free jazz roots.
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