
Sun Ra Craig Harris David Young Richard Evans Pat Patrick Marshall Allen John Gilmore Danny Ray Thompson Vincent Chancey James Jacson Michael Ray Noel Scott Harry Wilson Julian Priester Atakatune Charles Davis Tommy Hunter Tyrone Hill John Avant Carl LeBlanc James Scales Tyler Mitchell Randall Murray Earl "Buster" Smith Hobart Dotson Victor Sproles Leroy Taylor Craig Haynes George Burton Robert Barry Kash Killion Harry Richards Jim Herndon William Cochran Reggie Fields Walter Strickland Reynold Scott Farid Barron Bill Davis Juini Booth John Stewart Fred Adams Elson Nascimento Clifford Barbaro James Stewart Oscar Brown Jr. Yahya Abdul-Majid Wayne Anthony Smith, Jr. Dave Hotep Cecil Brooks Dave Davis Mobarak Mahmoud Abshalom Ben Shlomo Tara Middleton
ex Eddie Gale, Jimmy Johnson, Eloe Omoe, Danny Davis, Judith Holton, Ruth Wright, Lex Humphries, Cheryl Banks, Akh Tal Ebah, June Tyson, Clifford Thornton, Clifford Jarvis, Ronnie Boykins, Robert Cummings, Ali Hassan, Teddy Nance, Eric Walker, Chris Capers, Bernard Pettaway, Alan Silva, Alex Blake, Walter Miller, Steve Clarke, Curt Pulliam, Skeeter McFarland, Damon Choice, Reg McDonald, Luqman Ali, Tony Bethel, Ahmed Abdullah, Larry Bright, Roger Blank, John Ore, Arthur Hoyle, Eddie Thomas, Alvin Fielder, Kiane Zawadi, Laurdine Patrick, Charles Stephens, Tani Tabbal, Don Mumford, Wayne Harris, Kenny Williams, Alzo Wright, Larry Northington, Disco Kid, Michael Anderson, Bob Cunningham, Hayes Burnett, Gloristeena Knight, John Goldsmith, Verta Grosvenor, Nimrod Hunt, Wilburn Green, Al Evans, Richard Williams, Everett Turner, India Cooke, Art Jenkins, Dale Williams, Math Samba, Roger Aralamon Hazoumé, C. Scoby Stroman, Bruce Edwards, Calvin Newborn, Lamont McClamb, Robert Underwood, George Hudson, Phil Cohran, Russell Branch, Nate Pryor, Eugene Brennan, Chris Henderson, Gene Easton, Rollo Radford, Lucious Randolph, Avreeayl Ra, William Brister, Jothan Callins, Matthew Brown, Ronnie Brown, Bill Fielder, Bo Bailey, Hakim Rahim, Taylor Richardson, Marvin "Bugalu" Smith, On Ka'a Davis, Emmett McDonald, Ben Henderson, Jon Hardy, Augustus Browning U.S. free-jazz ensemble that emerged during the mid-'50s. Initially centered around
Sun Ra for almost 40 years, the Arkestra went through various incarnations and is still active currently under the leadership of
Marshall Allen.
Note: Please use
The Sun Ra Arkestra as PAN for only the releases that are a variation of Arkestra.
These few exceptions are not ANVs of the Arkestra and are PANs in their own right:
The Sun Ra All Stars,
Sun Ra Sextet,
Sun Ra Quartet,
Sun Ra Trio.
Note: Many
Sun Ra Arkestra albums were published as
Sun Ra albums, despite being full Arkestra recordings. See
Sun Ra for more releases in the Sun Ra Arkestra discography.
Current lineup:Marshall Allen - alto saxophone, flute, EVI - joined in 1958
Michael Ray - trumpet, vocals - joined in 1978
Fred Adams - trumpet - joined in 1982
Knoel Scott - alto saxophone - joined in 1979
Vincent Chancey - french horn - joined in 1976
Cecil Brooks - trumpet
Danny Ray Thompson - flute, baritone sax, alto sax, bassoon - joined in 1967
Abshalom Ben Shlomo - alto sax, clarinet - joined in 1970
Rey Scott - baritone saxophone - joined in 1988
Dave Davis - trombone - joined in 1997
Elson Nascimento - percussion - joined in 1988
Craig Holiday Haynes - drums - joined in 1980
D. Hotep - guitar - joined in 2000
Yahya Abdul-Majid - tenor saxophone - joined in 1980
Kash Killion - cello - joined in 1989
Bill Davis - bass - joined in 1962
Tyler Mitchell - bass - joined in 1985
Juini Booth - bass - joined in 1967
Farid Abdul-Bari Barron - piano
James Stewart - tenor - joined in 2011
Craig Harris - trombone
Wayne Anthony Smith Jr. - drums
Tara Middleton - voice, percussion, violin
Atakatune (
Stanley Morgan) - conga, timbal - joined in 1972
George Burton - piano - joined in 2015