Jul 17, 2025 12:44 PM
DownBeat’s 73rd Annual Critics Poll: One for the Record Books
You see before you what we believe is the largest and most comprehensive Critics Poll in the history of jazz. DownBeat…
NEW YORK—The Sun Ra Impossible Space Circus will headline Sunday at the Knitting Factory in lower Manhattan, playing from Sun Ra’s original charts and performing original adaptations and interpretations of the free jazz icon’s music.
This is the third presentation of the Space Circus, this time including Sun Ra Arkestra alumni Juini Booth, Dave Davis, Cecil Brooks III and On Ka’a Davis.
Sun Ra was a bizarre composer and pianist who was known for his unconventional compositions and extraterrestrial stage personna. He is credited as a major figure in introducing electronic music to a jazz context.
Tickets to Sunday’s show, which begins at 7 p.m., are $11 in advance and $15 at the door. For more details, visit knittingfactory.com.
James Brandon Lewis earned honors for Artist of the Year and Tenor Saxophonist of the Year. Three of his recordings placed in the Albums of the Year category.
Jul 17, 2025 12:44 PM
You see before you what we believe is the largest and most comprehensive Critics Poll in the history of jazz. DownBeat…
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The DownBeat Critics Poll provides a wonderful snapshot of the jazz scene today, with much to explore and many great…
