I can write something so chaotic you would say you know it's not written. But the reason it's chaotic is because it's written to be. It's further out than anything they would be doing if they were just improvising. (Sun Ra)

I'm a psychic being, we don't concern ourselves with being born; we concern ourselves with being eternal; we deal with the spirit. (Sun Ra)

I'm really playing all types of music, A lot of people think I just play avant garde, but I can play anything. (Sun Ra)

Marshall Allen’s Ghost Horizons feat Matthew shipp, Joe Morris and DM Hotep - Solar myth Philadelphia - Feb 14 2026 8pm

That's my advice to musicians, do something that the Creator might sit up and take notice of. (Sun Ra)

You must know the rules to break the rules, like i do in my music.. (Sun Ra)

extremely early live @sunrauniverse.bsky.social recording, maybe even the very earliest? there are some home/demo recordings from '48 but less sure about live tapes.

Sun Ra and his Cosmo ambassadors of 84 - at St Andrew's Hall in Detroit. - Jan 28 1984 - An evening of Sun Sounds / Tickets $8

Out of every nation They shall rise .... With the invitation of the sun To journey through the Outer Darkness To the Outer Heavens Of the Intergalactic dawn . . (Sun Ra)

That's what the music says, that is how to say the music... The music is a journey, the journey is endless. (Sun Ra)

Imagination is a magic carpet Upon which we may soar To distant lands and climes And even go beyond the moon To any planet in the sky. (Sun Ra)

I want to explore the ultra dimensions of being. We must move beyond life and death considering they are not essential in the universe. (Sun Ra)

Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Research Arkestra performed in Bordeaux France on November 20, 1971.

People trying to make this place home when they should be thinking about being citizens of the Omniverse, beyond the Universe.. (Sun Ra)

June Tyson : Saturnian Queen of the Sun Ra Arkestra - Modern Harmonic LP/CD The first-ever collection of June Tyson Vocal performances With Sun Ra and his Arkestra.

JFA Presents: The Dynamic Duo - Tyler Mitchell (Sun Ra Arkestra) & Nicoletta Manzini) National Jazz Museum Harlem New York - Thurs Feb 05 2026 2pm

June Tyson - Saturnian Queen of the Sun Ra Arkestra singer, violinist and dancer - Feb 5 1936 - Nov 24 1992. Now travelling the Spaceways… x

Ricardo Villalobos curates new Sun Ra rework compilation ra.co/news/84500

John Gilmore and Marshall Allen Sun Ra Arkestra at the Warner Theater 1993

Sun Ra/Afro-Futurism/Jazz: A Music of the Spirit February 5, 4-5:30pm Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Ahmed Abdullah, jazz trumpeter, adjunct professor at The New School, and former member of the Sun Ra Arkestra, leads a workshop on Sun Ra and the history of jazz. www.library.upenn.edu/events/sun-r...

Incoming Sun Ra episode of American Masters! youtu.be/RpZOcDPjV20

The happinesses 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 now stand upon the threshold of other worlds and wings have grown upon my mind to take me beyond the Gravity and gravitation of earth (Sun Ra)

PBS will tell the story of Sun Ra and his Philly-based musical collective in an upcoming episode of 'American Masters'

AMCD: Sun Ra, Pink Elephants On Parade youtu.be/alX1jAxEtEc?...

There are other worlds they have not told you of, They wish to speak to you. (Sun Ra)

Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra performing at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 3 1969 at Festival Field.

The impossible is the watchword of the greater space age. (Sun Ra)

If you've ever wondered where I find rare Sun Ra, well here's the answer. Most of this material has been sourced from this YT channel that's filled with rare Sun Ra recordings. I've only barely scratched the surface. www.youtube.com/@intergalaxtic

Sun Ra and his Arkestra 11/5/1988 Live at the Palomino, North Hollywood, CA (TRANSPARENCY DVD) youtu.be/bZYT-djT3Jk?...

John Gilmore Sun Ra Arkestra performs live on stage at The North Sea Jazz Festival in the Hague, Holland on July 12 1982. photo by Frans Schellekens

Silence is music. There are different kinds of silences In a lesser but not least important sense, Silence is an integral part of all music (Sun Ra)

Sun Ra: Do The Impossible | Official Trailer | American Masters | PBS youtu.be/RpZOcDPjV20?...

One day it will happen, it could be happening now, that a voice from another dimension will speak to earth. Be prepared for it. (Sun Ra)

Sun Ra and his Arkestra 4/4/1981 Live at The Old Waldorf, San Francisco (1st set) AUD] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP3xrXp1lEs

You have to realise this planet is not only inhabited by humans, it’s inhabited by aliens too. and mixed up among the humans you have the angels. (Sun Ra)

The vibrations of the sound seem the same but the meanings of the sound take separate directions at the crossroads of the cosmic-point. (Sun Ra)

Sun Ra – Live In Paris At The "Gibus” Atlantic label 1973

Sun Ra and his Space Arkestra - Carnegie Hall New York April 12 and 13 1968. The Space Music of Sun Ra

Those of the reality have lost their way. Now they must listen to what myth has to say... (Sun Ra)

People trying to make this place home when they should be thinking about being citizens of the Omniverse, beyond the Universe. ((Sun Ra)

DM Hotep - Sun Ra Arkestra & Jupiter Blue (Tone Scientist / Guitar) - 22 Jan Earth Day - Happy Arrival day with space age greetings.

If death is the absence of life, then death's death is life. (Sun Ra)

Proper wisdom is enlightenment. It is the lightning that will enlighten the world. (Sun Ra)

Art and beauty is more pleasing to people than weapons of destruction, The world deserves some beauty and pleasure. (Sun Ra)

Sun Ra - Michigan State Fairgrounds Detroit, Michigan - May 30-31 1969 - Rock and Roll Revival

Coming to Ars Nova Workshop in February Source: Ars Nova Workshop. Sat, February 14 8PM Marshall Allen’s Ghost Horizons Ars Nova Workshop presents the return of centenarian powerhouse Marshall Allen and his ever-changing Ghost Horizons ensemble, at Solar Myth on Saturday, February 14, 2026. Wed,…

Too many people are following the past. In this new space age, this is dangerous. The past is dead and those who are following the past are doomed to die and be like the past (Sun Ra)

Sun Ra Arkestra - Jazz Bühne Berlin, 1986 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQYS...

You see no color? Your world is colorless You're color blind! You've failed the test. (Sun Ra)

This Saturday at WFMU's Monty Hall: "Sun Ra: Do the Impossible," a kaleidoscopic portrait of the visionary jazz musician, composer, and poet. Hosted by DJ Irwin Chusid. Q&A to follow w/exec producer Bradford Smith and Sun Ra biographer Paul Youngquist. Tix/info: