Marshall Allen

Actor
BirthdayMay 25, 1924 (100 years old)
Place of birthLouisville, Kentucky, USA
GenderMale

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.

Known for

Arkestra member

Nov 1, 1974

Jan 1, 1966

Himself

Oct 1, 1980

Himself

Jan 1, 1968

Jul 4, 1984

Arkestra member

Nov 1, 1974

Jan 1, 1966

Himself

Oct 1, 1980

Himself

Jan 1, 1968

Jul 4, 1984

Acting


Participated in 6 movies, 0 TV series

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