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Kelan Cohran Innerview on studing with Sun Ra
http://www.greatblackmusicproject.org
Millennium Park Concert Preview
http://www.millenniumparkconcerts.org/madeinchicago/ CLICK 8.14
The Jazz Institute of Chicago and
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Present:

World Class Premier of the Kelan Zulu Rainbow Ensemble:
A Salute to Sun Ra
When: Thursday, August 14, 2008 6:30 p.m.
Where: Jay Pritzker Pavilion Millennium Park
Cost: FREE OF CHARGE PART OF THE MADE IN CHICAGO JAZZ SERIES

Attention planet Earth….former Arkestra member and master teacher,
Astronomer and musician Kelan Phil Cohran leads and directs an
All-star ensemble of 30 musicians, dancers, and vocalists in a once in
A lifetime tribute to the late, great Sun Ra; many Chicago legends
Like Robert Irving III (who directs and performs on piano), Maggie
Brown and Aquilla Sadalla will be featured. The audience can also look
Forward to dynamic performances by The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Malik
and Cephus Cohran of Ultimate Image, as well as the “Bronzeville Diva”
Senebella. The choreography of Darlene Blackburn (Affro Arts Theater)
and Althea Teamer will also take part in this multi-dimensional
experience. Also featured will be A Spiritual Journey Percussion
Ensemble, an elaborate gathering of Chicago-based musicians, dancers,
Educators and instrument-makers that weave story-telling, song and
Dance into healing powers of sound. All converging on the Jay
Pritzker stage in Millennium Park, to pay tribute to Sun Ra and his
Highly advanced music and message.

Composer, pianist and poet Sun Ra’s cosmic philosophy, rooted in the
swing music of Fletcher Henderson, led many to experiment with
Connecting new and old jazz traditions. The sound of Sun Ra often made
Use of large ensembles of 30 or more musicians, and spanned from
Ragtime to swing, be-bop to free jazz. Perhaps most important to
consider about this most universal display, in it’s purest form, is
that it is more than just music. The music itself is an endless
journey of universal sound/language that Sun Ra revealed as The
Sound-Image.

Former Sun Ra band member, trumpeter, educator, composer and fellow
shaman Kelan Phil Cohran continues to speak to other worlds with this
music. Cohran was a trumpeter in Sun Ra’s Myth Science Arkestra
between 1958 and 1961 and can be heard with The Arkestra on Rocket
Number Nine, Fate In A Pleasant Mood, Holiday For Soul Dance and We
Travel The Spaceways.

This event is presented by The Jazz Institute of Chicago and the
Department of Cultural Affairs. Admission is free.

–
“Once I realized I was African, I said thank God there isn’t anything
wrong with me” Kelan Phil Cohran

Kelan Cohran Innerview on studing with Sun Ra
http://www.greatblackmusicproject.org
Millennium Park Concert Preview
http://www.millenniumparkconcerts.org/madeinchicago/ CLICK 8.14
The Jazz Institute of Chicago and
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Present:

World Class Premier of the Kelan Zulu Rainbow Ensemble:
A Salute to Sun Ra
When: Thursday, August 14, 2008 6:30 p.m.
Where: Jay Pritzker Pavilion Millennium Park
Cost: FREE OF CHARGE PART OF THE MADE IN CHICAGO JAZZ SERIES

Attention planet Earth….former Arkestra member and master teacher,
Astronomer and musician Kelan Phil Cohran leads and directs an
All-star ensemble of 30 musicians, dancers, and vocalists in a once in
A lifetime tribute to the late, great Sun Ra; many Chicago legends
Like Robert Irving III (who directs and performs on piano), Maggie
Brown and Aquilla Sadalla will be featured. The audience can also look
Forward to dynamic performances by The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Malik
and Cephus Cohran of Ultimate Image, as well as the “Bronzeville Diva”
Senebella. The choreography of Darlene Blackburn (Affro Arts Theater)
and Althea Teamer will also take part in this multi-dimensional
experience. Also featured will be A Spiritual Journey Percussion
Ensemble, an elaborate gathering of Chicago-based musicians, dancers,
Educators and instrument-makers that weave story-telling, song and
Dance into healing powers of sound. All converging on the Jay
Pritzker stage in Millennium Park, to pay tribute to Sun Ra and his
Highly advanced music and message.

Composer, pianist and poet Sun Ra’s cosmic philosophy, rooted in the
swing music of Fletcher Henderson, led many to experiment with
Connecting new and old jazz traditions. The sound of Sun Ra often made
Use of large ensembles of 30 or more musicians, and spanned from
Ragtime to swing, be-bop to free jazz. Perhaps most important to
consider about this most universal display, in it’s purest form, is
that it is more than just music. The music itself is an endless
journey of universal sound/language that Sun Ra revealed as The
Sound-Image.

Former Sun Ra band member, trumpeter, educator, composer and fellow
shaman Kelan Phil Cohran continues to speak to other worlds with this
music. Cohran was a trumpeter in Sun Ra’s Myth Science Arkestra
between 1958 and 1961 and can be heard with The Arkestra on Rocket
Number Nine, Fate In A Pleasant Mood, Holiday For Soul Dance and We
Travel The Spaceways.

This event is presented by The Jazz Institute of Chicago and the
Department of Cultural Affairs. Admission is free.

–
“Once I realized I was African, I said thank God there isn’t anything
wrong with me” Kelan Phil Cohran

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