Marshall Allen

Marshall Allen

  • Birthday: 5/25/1924
  • Place of birth: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
  • Fame for: Acting
  • Also known as: Marshall Belford Allen, Sun Ra Arkestra

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.

Filmography

Sounds of the Desert

Sounds of the Desert

Role(s): Self

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The Magic Sun
Release date: 1/1/1966

The Magic Sun

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Mystery Mister Ra
Release date: 7/4/1984

Mystery Mister Ra

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Spaceways
Release date: 1/1/1968

Spaceways

Role(s): Himself

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Space Is the Place
Release date: 11/1/1974

Space Is the Place

Role(s): Arkestra member

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