Ahmed Abdullah "A Strange Celestial Road: My Time in the Sun Ra Arkestra"
A reading and a performance with an instrumental trio featuring bassist Obasi Akoto aka Steve Kirby, drummer Eric Kennedy, and Ahmed Abdullah on trumpet, flugelhorn and vocals, joined by Monique Ngozi Nri, vocals and poetry. In-person and livestream tickets available!
In this captivating memoir, the first full-length account of life in the Arkestra by any of its members, Harlem-born trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah recounts two decades of traveling the spaceways with the inimitable composer, pianist, and big-band leader Sun Ra.