Why Is Sun Ra Suddenly Having His Moment?

Onstage at New York's Radio City Music Hall earlier this month, Solange, still touring behind her momentous 2016 album, A Seat at the Table, was flanked by two pyramids; between them was a massive orb, resembling a heavenly body in the night. Behind those structures was a bleachers-like setup, where horn and string players would assemble, lending an extra sonic hand to Solange's core band, which includes a trumpeter and trombonist. The show, part of a six-concert run dubbed Orion's Rise, found t