Saturday, April 13th, 2024 "A Strange Celestial Road with Ahmed Abdullah"

A Strange Celestial Road with Ahmed Abdullah

Sat, April 13, 2024 07:00PM ET

636 Dean St, Brooklyn, NY 11238, USA

Master trumpeter , Ahmed Abdullah, recounts his 2 decades of touring with the great jazz musician Sun Ra in his new memoir, A Strange Celestial Road: My Time in the Sun Ra Arkestra.  The book is a moving autobiography that also describes a unique time in the history of jazz, including the loft jazz scene, traveling the world - with a special focus on performances at The East in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn.  

Come hear - 

Ahmed Abdullah, trumpet, flugelhorn & vocals

Don Chapman, saxophone

Norbert Marius, bass

Dwayne Cook Broadnax, multi-percussion

Monique Ngozi Nri, vocalist/poet

We will celebrate Ahmed's book and music at this reading, book party and performance - with time for Q and A.  You don't want to miss this!

This event will be live and livestreamed. To purchase livestream tickets, click HERE.