Sun Ra
Known for
Acting
Born
May 22, 1914
Birthplace
Birmingham, Alabama , U.S.
Died
May 30, 1993 (aged 79)
Biography
Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, legal name Le Sony'r Ra; May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993) was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his experimental music, "cosmic philosophy," prolific output, and theatrical performances. For much of his career, Ra led "The Arkestra", an ensemble with an ever-changing name and flexible line-up.
Best known work
Saturday Night Live
1975
Space Is the Place
1974
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
The Cry of Jazz
1959
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise
1980
The Magic Sun
1966
Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
2025
Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet
2005
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore: Film, Stories & Images from the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax Archive
2013
Spaceways
1968Filmography
TBA
John Cage Meets Sun Raas Himself
TBA
2025
2025
Sun Ra: Do the Impossibleas Self (archive footage)
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Musicas Self (archive footage)
2024
House of Aama: Threads of Legacyas Himself
2024
2023
2020
UtuqaqMusic
2017
Rebirth Is Necessaryas Self (Archive Footage)
2013
2008
Jazz Evolutionas Self - Organ
2005
1987
Theatre of HopeMusic
1984
Mystery Mister Raas Self, Music
1980
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noiseas Himself
1975
1974
Space Is the Placeas Sun Ra, Writer, Original Music Composer
1968
Spacewaysas Himself
1966
The Magic SunMusic
1959
The Cry of JazzMusic