Marshall Allen

Biography

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. Allen has been the Arkestra's bandleader since the deaths of Ra and John Gilmore.

Most Famous Work

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Space Is the Place

(1974) Arkestra member

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1984	N/A	Mystery Mister Ra 1984-07-04 Movie
1980	Himself	Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise 1980-10-01 Movie
1974	Arkestra member	Space Is the Place 1974-11-01 Movie
1968	Himself	Spaceways 1968-01-01 Movie
1966	N/A	The Magic Sun 1966-01-01 Movie
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