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Marshall Allen is an American saxophone player and composer. He is best known for his work with the Sun Ra Arkestra, a jazz ensemble led by the late jazz composer and bandleader Sun Ra. Allen has been a member of the Arkestra since 1958, and has served as its musical director since 1993. Allen was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and began playing the saxophone at the age of 12. He studied music at the University of Louisville and the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. In the 1950s, he moved to Chicago, where he worked with jazz musicians such as Sun Ra, John Gilmore, and Julian Priester. In 1958, Allen joined the Sun Ra Arkestra, and has been a member ever since. He has toured extensively with the Arkestra, and has appeared on numerous recordings. He has also composed and arranged music for the Arkestra, and has released several solo albums. Allen is known for his energetic and improvisational style of playing, and is considered one of the most influential saxophonists of the avant-garde jazz movement. He is also known for his use of extended techniques, such as multiphonics, circular breathing, and overblowing. Allen is 96 years old and has an estimated net worth of $1 million.

Popular As Marshall Belford Allen
Occupation actor
Age 98 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 25 May 1925
Birthday 25 May
Birthplace Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Nationality United States

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2013

He is best known for his mastery of pyrotechnic effects on the alto – he has said that he "wanted to play on a broader sound basis rather than on chords" (1971 interview with Tam Fiofori)). The opportunity came through his long association with Sun Ra, with whom he performed almost exclusively from 1958 to Ra's death in 1993, although he did record outside the Arkestra, with Paul Bley's group in 1964 and Olatunji's group during the mid-1960s. Critic Scott Yanow has described Allen's playing as "Johnny Hodges from another dimension".

2004

Since Sun Ra and John Gilmore died, Allen has led the Arkestra, and has recorded two albums as their bandleader. In May 2004, Allen celebrated his 80th birthday on stage with the Arkestra, as part of their performance at the Ninth Vision Festival in New York City. Allen gave other performances on his birthday in 2008 at Sullivan Hall and at Iridium Jazz Club in 2018, both in New York City.

1992

During the Second World War he enlisted in the 92nd Infantry Division and was stationed in France. Allen studied alto saxophone in Paris and played in Europe with Art Simmons and James Moody.

1950

Allen is best known for his work with Sun Ra, having recorded and performed mostly in this context since the late 1950s, and having led Sun Ra's Arkestra since 1993. Critic Jason Ankeny describes Marshall as "one of the most distinctive and original saxophonists of the postwar era."

1925

Marshall Allen was born on May 25, 1925 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA as Marshall Belford Allen.

1924

Marshall Belford Allen (born May 25, 1924) is an American free jazz and avant-garde jazz alto saxophone player. He also performs on flute, oboe, piccolo, and EVI (an electronic valve instrument made by Steiner, Crumar company).