Music from our finest cosmic institution spanning a century’s worth of jazz The Arkestra was formed in the mid-1950s by pianist/keyboardist Sun Ra, who would make a name for himself as a ...

Marshall Allen, the leader of the legendary group, Sun Ra Arkestra, has recently announced plans for his first solo album titled, New Dawn ...

Marshall Allen – the former Sun Ra Arkestra bandleader – has announced that he will release his debut solo album. The century-old revered saxophonist and composer, who has been a member of the ...

Sun-Times file Share Two people were shot to death in a Washington Park home Tuesday night. Jeramiah Lee and Daquan Walters were inside a home in the 5300 block of South Wabash Avenue when someone ...

He was born in 1924. He fought in World War II. In 1958, Allen and his alto saxophone joined the cosmic jazz ensemble Sun Ra Arkestra, and in 1995, he took over as the band’s leader (following ...

Still not impressed? They’re pretty much the hottest teams in hockey right now, too, Winnipeg 8-2 in its last 10, Washington 7-1-2. The Winnipeg Sun's Daily Headline News Get the latest ...

The Phoenix Mercury were finalizing a deal to acquire Alyssa Thomas from the Connecticut Sun, a person familiar ... the early part of her career in Washington. Allen played for Connecticut in ...

Winter weather returned to western Washington with heavy mountain snow ... Between the showers, we'll enjoy sun breaks. It will very much be one of those "showers and sun breaks" sort of northwest ...

Washington 178 in two fewer games. Goals per game: Winnipeg is No. 1 with 3.58, the Caps No. 2 with 3.49, an Alex Ovechkin whisker better than Tampa Bay. The Winnipeg Sun's Daily Headline News Get ...

Tina Charles is going back to Connecticut. The free agent center signed a one-year deal with the Sun on Sunday. “Today marks an incredible moment in our team’s history as we welcome back one ...

The Transportation Security Administration on Wednesday announced it detected a record number of guns at airport security checkpoints last year in the Baltimore and Washington areas. According to ...