A pleasure to welcome back one of the greatest big bands of all time - The Sun Ra Arkestra. Operating under the direction of saxophonist Marshall Allen, the Arkestra have made Cafe OTO their home in London. This will be their fifth residency here - this time for an unprecedented five straight days. With such a massive, joyous songbook and the kind of well organised chaos that sees their legendary 3 hour sets move deftly between rolling grooves, sing-along chants and atonal blasts of mischievous brass this promises to be one of the highlights of the summer.

"Resplendent in sparkling red robes, Allen commanded the stage from front left, orchestrating, directing, and choosing soloists. He was full of energy at 85 years old, and needed it as the Arkestra presented two typically far reaching sets totaling nearly 165 minutes" AllAboutJazz review of The Arkestra's previous OTO residency