The acclaimed musician, record producer, and label executive formed the Pan-Detroit Ensemble to celebrate the honest, influential music of his hometown.
The trumpeter, who spent over 20 years in the band, will read from his new book ’A Strange Celestial Road: My Life in the Sun Ra Arkestra’ as part of Pioneer Works' Second Sundays program.
The Toronto bassist, who's worked alongside artists such as Dapp Theory, Rudresh Mahanthappa, and Steve Coleman, talks inspiration and influence, from Van Halen to Jaco Pastorius to his city's multicultural makeup.
WBGO’s Nicole Sweeney talks with René Marie and the filmmakers of the animated short film ‘Tuning René Marie’ about the singer-songwriter’s traumatic early life.