Thursday, June 14, 2018

June 20, 2018 8:00-11:00PM Satellites Are Spinning: Sun Ra Celebration Concert #8


Satellites Are Spinning: A Sizzling, Sonic Celebration of Sun Ra: A concert series. Featuring 8 concerts from December 2017 to June 2018 at some of the region's most important venues including; The Barnes Foundation, Ardmore Music Hall, Johnny Brenda's, The Planetarium of The Franklin Institute and World Cafe Live. Hosted by WRTI radio deejay, J. Michael Harrison.

Our band for Satellites #8 - Space Jam at the World Cafe Live will include music director, keyboardist, Erica Corbo with Space Whale Orchestra featuring reedmen Steve Davit, Mick Ricereto and Ted Schneider; The Three Bones featuring trombonists, Frank Rein, Dan Blacksberg, Connor Przybyszewski and The Eye2Eye Trio featuring drummer Kim Pedro Rodriguez, bassist Bert Harris and saxophonist Elliott Levin, also featuring special guests: guitarist and Sun Ra Arkestra member, DM Hotep, as well as Sun Ra Arkestra member and vocalist, Tara Middleton and vocalist Parris Love’.

The series will present a diverse, aggregation of regional Jazz, Rock, R&B, Experimental, Hiphop, EDM artists and poets. It will also feature special guest, performance artists, a percolating videoscape by video master: Gralin Hughes, including the films of interdisciplanry artist, Taji Nahl. media createdas well as a broad range of musical selections from the catalogs of Sun Ra and former, Sun Ra Arkestra members, as well as otherworldly tunes by such diverse artists as Parliament/Funkadelic, Outkast, Benny Golson, Talking Heads, Earth, Wind & Fire, Albert King, Nona Hendryx, David Bowie, Return To Forever, John Coltrane & many more.

World Cafe Live
3025 Walnut St.
Philadelphia, Pa
Tickets: $15 + fees

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