I missed the begining, but it's on now!!!
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SUN RADIO - Jazz Profiles, November 9th, 2-7pm est
WKCR 89.9 FM NYC - www.WKCR.org
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THE IMAGE REACH
To
The territory of the non-memory
The realm of the non-moving potential
of that which is not--
To
The state beyond the image-reach
The magic life of myth
And fantasy
I speak
And say "Welcome."
I welcome thy presence
As a very Cosmic gift
of sheer happiness.
The happiness I have known
Are no longer mine.
I cast them to the world
And say "Take these"
As you have taken all else from me,
For I have one foot upon
The threshold of other realms
And wings
Have grown
Upon my mind
To take me
Beyond the gravity
And gravitation
of the earth.
- Sun Ra
Join us Sunday, November 9th, between 2pm and 7pm for a celebration of Le
Sun Ra's music of the spheres, with special focus on virtuoso reed player
John Gilmore.
Sun Ra is an outer-space myth whose earthly legacy is astounding and
deeply rooted in all that 'Jazz' signifies. He played piano and arranged
for Fletcher Henderson, was highly regarded by Coleman Hawkins and
Thelonius Monk, pioneered electronic keyboards and forecast most of
current popular music. Sun Ra's music spans big-band swing, doo-wop,
post-bop, and so-called 'free'
improvisation - although Ra did not like the notion of 'freedom',
preferring instead the 'precision and discipline' it took to rehearse
every day for 14 hours and keep an orchestra together for about as long as
Basie's and Ellington's.
John Gilmore held first chair on tenor and soprano saxes, flute and
clarinet as well as percussion in Sun Ra's Arkestra for nearly four
decades. He is well-known in musicians' circles for having taught John
Coltrane some key lessons - eliciting 'Trane's excited response, "He's got
the concept!" We will highlight some classic Gilmore moments from Sun
Ra's huge recorded output, in addition to surveying Gilmore's career as a
sideman in various ensembles such as Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Paul
Bley, Dizzy Reece and McCoy Tyner.
Space is the Place!