Marshall Allen
Saxophone, Musical Artist
1924 –
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Who is Marshall Allen?
Marshall Belford Allen is an American free jazz and avant-garde jazz alto saxophone player. He also performs on flute, oboe, piccolo, and EVI.
Allen is best known for his work with eccentric keyboardist/bandleader 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."
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- Born
- May 25, 1924
Louisville - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Lived in
- Louisville
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on July 23, 2013
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