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The Arts CatalystJerry Dammers' new band, The Spatial AKA Orchestra, premiered at The Arts Catalyst's Space Soon event at the Roundhouse in Camden.Songwriter and keyboardist Jerry Dammers (founder of The Specials and the 2 Tone Record label) and his 18-piece orchestra paid tribute to the cosmic jazz of Sun Ra, the prolific space-jazz explorer who famously claimed to have gained his musical purpose on a trip to SaturnCostumes, theatrics and visuals mix with ska, reggae, hip-hop, dub-step, rock and outer-spatial sounds created an unforgettable ride across the galaxies.

• Release Date

  Dec 19, 2009

• Runtime

  01:19