Marshall Allen

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

  • Title: Marshall Allen
  • Popularity: 0.689
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1924-05-25
  • Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
  • Homepage: http://sunraarkestra.com
  • Also Known As: Marshall Belford Allen, Sun Ra Arkestra
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Marshall Allen Movies

  • 1970
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    Sounds of the Desert
    Sounds of the Desert

    1 1970 HD

    A visual odyssey of Sun Ra concepts through their followers - Marshall Allen and Abshalom Ben Shlomo. The film follows Sun Ra Arkestra band members...

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  • 1966
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    The Magic Sun
    The Magic Sun

    6 1966 HD

    Multi-faceted artist Phil Niblock captures a brief moment of an interstellar communication by the Arkestra in their prime. Black turns white in a...

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  • 1984
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    Mystery Mister Ra
    Mystery Mister Ra

    1 1984 HD

    Sun Ra, Archie Shepp and company in concert in Paris, 1984. Documents performances and rehearsals in Paris, France, 1984. It includes the...

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  • 1968
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    Spaceways
    Spaceways

    6 1968 HD

    A music documentary made with Sun Ra.

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  • 1974
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    Space Is the Place
    Space Is the Place

    6 1974 HD

    Sun Ra and his Solar Myth Arkestra return to Earth after several years in space. Ra proclaims himself "the alter-destiny", meets with inner-city...

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  • 1980
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    Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise
    Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise

    6.1 1980 HD

    Robert Mugge filmed jazz great Sun Ra on location in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. between 1978 and 1980. The resulting 60-minute...

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