“Avreeayl Ra Amen, to put it mildly, is a stalwart of the Chicago scene and the creative music stratosphere internationally. At 78, he’s younger in mind and spirit than most folk a fraction his age and still working voraciously in myriad situations, despite prior challenges in his living situation exacerbated by the lean years of the pandemic (he was homeless/living in his car for three months in 2020). It’s not so often that Ra — an important member of the Arkestra of Sun Ra (no ostensible relation) for two years in the mid-’80s and on and off thereafter; a cohort of Professor Longhair during a sojourn in New Orleans in the mid-’70s; and collaborator with Chicago saxophone giant Ari Brown, his principal mentor, for the past 50 years” - Chicago Reader (read more)

Hunter Diamond - woodwinds

Peter Maunu - strings

Jim Baker - piano

Jason Roebke - bass

Avreeayl Ra - drums