Jazz Legends with Sun Ra Arkestra,
Norman Connors, Jean Carne, Bobby Lyle & Gary Bartz
featuring vocalist Marva King
@ the Royal Festival Hall
16 July 2022

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A pantheon of cosmic and spiritual jazz musicians, including Sun Ra Arkestra, Norman Connors, Jean Carne, Gary Bartz, Bobby Lyle, the Starship Orchestra with special guests Marva King and Gary Bartz.

Sun Ra Arkestra biography

Cosmic jazz masters Sun Ra Arkestra and their catalogue of over 150 albums, unique philosophy and legendary live performances live on under the direction of band leader Marshall Allen.
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Norman Connors biograpy

Jazz drummer, composer, arranger and producer Norman Connors worked with Archie Shepp on 1967 release The Magic of Ju-Ju. He went on to work with Pharoah Sanders and released jazz albums on the Cobblestone Label before producing R&B hits throughout the 70s.

Jean Carne biography

Jean Carne has recorded and shared the stage with artists, producers and songwriters including Stevie Wonder, Lou Rawls, The O’Jays, Earth, Wind & Fire and MFSB. When living in New York, she met and married jazz pianist Doug Carn and partnered with him in what would become a trendsetting jazz-fusion tradition. Gary Bartz joined Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers in 1965, recording Soulfinger with the group. In 1970, Bartz was asked by Miles Davis to perform with his band at the Isle of Wight Festival. Bartz’ own group, Ntu Troop (after the Bantu word for ‘unity’), blended soul, funk, African folk music, hard bop and avant-garde jazz on albums including I’ve Known Rivers and Other Bodies, Music Is My Sanctuary, Love Affair and Home.
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Bobby Lyle biography

Legendary pianist/organist Bobby Lyle was deemed a musical wonder when he released his first album, The Genie, which exploded onto the Billboard charts and blew the minds of jazz enthusiasts everywhere. Since that debut, Lyle has kept a high standard for 30-plus years, and has successfully maintained a flourishing, alwaysevolving career. As a pianist, composer, recording artist (with product on Capitol Jazz, Atlantic Jazz, Three Keys, Heads Up, and now New Warrior Music), musical director, music publisher, and music educator, Bobby Lyle’s presence, whether on stage or on his recordings, has always been bigger than life. Lyle’s unrivalled high standard of excellence entitles him to a place on the throne alongside other musical royalty, making him a permanent fixture in the prodigious society of jazz. With Lyle's forthcoming CD Ivory Flow (2021), he has released the single, "Living in the Flow," which has already received massive of airplay and a ton of attention with a cast of iconic musicians, including Stanley Clarke, Gerald Albright, Kirk Whalum, and more!
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