Sun Ra Arkestra (+ Sultans of Bing) September 22, 2006

In the half-between world,
Dwell they: The Tone Scientists
In notes and tone
They speak of many things...
The tone scientists:
Architects of planes of discipline
Mathematically precise are they:
The tone-scientists
(Sun Ra)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2006

A very special concert featuring THE SUN RA ARKESTRA, under the Direction of Marshall Allen.
Sultans of Bing open.
All ages.
$15 at the door.
Show starts at 8:00 pm.
In the Ballroom.

...More than a dozen years after the departure of Sun Ra from Planet Earth, the Sun Ra Arkestra continues to blaze a cosmic trail through the musical ethers, touring around the world -- from New York to L.A., all over Europe, and as far away as Mongolia -- under the direction of 82-year-old alto saxophone innovator, composer, and bandleader, Marshall Allen. A rare live concert appearance from the Sun Ra Arkestra at the Sachsenheim Hall. THE SACHSENHEIM: German for "Saxon Home," the Sachsenheim is an incredible, three-story edifice located at 7001 Dension Avenue in Cleveland. (Google up a map, baby!!!) An incredibly historic building, the Sachsenheim was built and administrated about a hundred years ago by the Alliance of Transylvanian Saxons, who erected a combo auditorium/meeting place/dining/music performance/assembly facility with a bunch of rooms, large and small, kind of in the style of what has become Cleveland's Beachland Ballroom. Plenty of fenced-in parking available. The grounds feature a fenced-in Biergarten, shaded by elegant sycamores. A network of partially-backfilled catacombs constitutes the lower levels of the Sachsenheim's basement, which served as a remarkably well-appointed speakeasy during the Prohibition era.

Official Website: http://www.myspace.com/sachsenheimball