Marshall Allen

Marshall Belford Allen is a native Kentuckian born in Louisville on May 25, 1924. He is most famously known for his avant-garde jazz and free jazz work with bandleader / keyboardist Sun Ra, with whom he recorded from the late 1950s until Ra's passing in 1993. Allen plays the alto saxophone, oboe, piccolo, flute, and EVI. Aside from Sun Ra's Arkestra, Allen recorded with Paul Bley's band in 1964 and Olatunji's group in the mid-1960s. Since the deaths of Ra and John Gilmore, Allen has been the Arkestra's bandleader.

Born:

May 25, 1924 In Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Movie/TV Credits:

3

First Appeared:

In the movie The Magic Sun 1966-01-01

Latest Project:

Movie Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise 1980-10-01