- Book Talk
Ahmed Abdullah: A Strange Celestial Road
Ahmed Abdullah — jazz trumpeter and adjunct professor at The New School — will give a talk about his 2023 memoir reflecting on over two decades as a member of the Sun Ra Arkestra. His book, A Strange Celestial Road, is named after a 1979 album by Sun Ra and his Arkestra recorded in New York.
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February 6, 2026, 6:00pm -
7:00pm
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Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, sixth floor
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Open to the Public
Hosted by: Kislak Center
Members of the Penn community who are interested in exploring Sun Ra and the history of jazz in more detail can also register for a related workshop held prior to this book talk.
Featured image: Book cover for Ahmed Abdullah, with Louis Reyes Rivera, A Strange Celestial Road (Brooklyn, NY: Blank Forms Editions, 2023)