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Meshell Ndegeocello Is Spearheading a Unique Sun Ra Tribute Album Full of New Music

Meshell Ndegeocello is spearheading a Sun Ra tribute album full of new compositions that incorporate the jazz legend's ideas, words, and melodies.

Rather, Ndegeocello and her numerous collaborators honored Sun Ra with totally new compositions that used the intergalactic jazz giant’s ideas, words, and melodies. Ndegeocello’s work on The Magic City — as well as her recent Grammy-winning Blue Note album The Omnichord Real Book — was deeply influenced by reading John Szwed’s biography of the jazz legend, Space Is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra. Along with Ndegeocello, Allen, and Wilkins, The Magic City features contributions from jazz saxophonist Darius Jones, vocalist/composer Justin Hicks (who plays in Ndegeocello’s live band), drummers Deantoni Parks and Kojo Roney, bassist Rashaan Carter, multi-instrumentalist Stuart Bogie, guitarist Christopher Bruce, violinist Eddy Kwon, and keyboardists Daniel Mintseris and Jebin Bruni.

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