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Marshall Allen

Born: May 25, 1924

Marshall Allen - alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, oboe, kora, and E.V.I. (Electronic Valve Instrument).

Marshall Belford Allen, alto saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, bandleader, and arranger, was born May 25, 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky and started clarinet lessons at age 10. At 18, he enlisted in the Army's 92nd Infantry (renowned as the Buffalo Soldiers), playing clarinet and alto saxophone in the 17th Division Special Service Band. Stationed in Paris during World War II, he played with pianist Art Simmons and saxophonist Don Byas, and he toured and recorded with James Moody during the late '40's. Upon honorable discharge, Mr. Allen enrolled in the Paris Conservatory of Music, studying clarinet with Delacluse. Returning to the States in 1951, Marshall settled in Chicago, where he led his own bands, playing in clubs and dance halls, while writing his own music and arrangements, as he continues to do today.

Myra Melford, Threadgill/Iyer/Prieto & Jonathan Delazer

by Maurice Hogue
September 22, 2026

Two of the creative scene's most heralded artists are back with exciting new music: pianist Myra Melford's Fire & Water Quintet have released their third album Sure Grand Out with Mary Halvorson, Ingrid Laubrock, Tomeka Reid & Lesley Mok and the master, Henry Threadgill's parallel release to Cut Your Where You Was--Fifteen--which celebrates the fifteenth year ...

Marshall Allen at 102! Black Musics: From the Crunchy Edge to the Chewy Center...

by Hobart Taylor
August 12, 2026

New releases from Saul Williams, Danielle Ponder, Zaccai Curtis and Faye Carol Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Danielle Ponder “Power" from Everything Has Changed (Dead Oceans) 00:09 Marshall Allen “Slingshot Effect" from101: An Audio Odyssey(Ropeadope) 02:25 Host Speaks 10:14 Faye Carol “Black Night" from Faye Sings The Blues (Getdown) 11:21 Bruce Williams “Ora Dee" from ...

Vision Festival 2026, Part 1

by Luciano Rossetti
July 26, 2026

Marshall Allen, Trae Crudup, Black Cherry, and DoYeon Kim At Vision Festival 2026

by Fran Kursztejn
July 2, 2026

Marshall Allen, Trae Cruddup, Hamid Drake, William Parker, DoYeon Kim Abrons Arts Center Vision Festival June 26, 2026 Creative music (in William Parker's words, “so-called jazz") is an old scene in New York City. Ornette Coleman at least nominally birthed the “free jazz" movement in the '60s, and ever since, the ...

Nuits De La Fondation Maeght (Sun Ra)

By Sun Ra

Label: Strut Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Sun Interlude; Love In Outer Space; The Shadow World (Excerpt); The Cosmic Explorer; The Cosmic Explorer; Untitled Piano Solo; Friendly Galaxy No. 2; Why Go To The Moon?/It’s After The End Of The World; Spontaneous Simplicity; Watusi; Percussion Interlude; Interstellar Low Ways; Somewhere Else; They’ll Come Back; Tone Science Interlude; The Satellites Are Spinning; Sun Ra And His Band From Outer Space; Calling Planet Earth; Imagination; I’ll Wait For You; We Travel The Spaceways; The World Of Lightning; Blackmyth: The Shadows Took Shape; Strange Worlds; Journey Through The Outer Darkness; Myth Tone Poem (Untitled); Sky; Three Cheers For Ra; Prelude; Theme Of The Stargazers; The Shadow World; The Satellites Are Spinning; Second Stop Is Jupiter; Tone Science; Next Stop Mars; Spontaneous Simplicity; Friendly Galaxy No. 2; ‘Pleasant Twilight; Outer Spaceways Incorporated/You Better Get Ready; Enlightment; Calling Planet Earth; Space Bop (Untitled); Space Ballad (Untitled); Sun Ra And His Band From Outer Space/Theme Of The Stargazers/We’ll Wait For You; Somebody Else’s Idea/Walking On The Moon/It’s After The End Of The World; We Travel The Spaceways; Tone Science Interlude; Days Of Wine And Roses; The Satellites Are Spinning.

Live in Philadelphia

By Marshall Allen's Ghost Horizons

Label: Otherly Love Records/Ars Nova
Released: 2025
Track listing: Seductive Fantasy; Back to You; We'll Wait For You/Hit That Jive, Jack; The Last Transmission; Stay Lifted; On Solar Planes; Space Ghost; The Hills; Square The Circle; In The Silence Of The Infinite; Cosmic Dreamers, Ode to Elegua; The Unknown; Warn Them; Slip Stream; Tachyons Flux From The Cosmic Blueprints; Rindima.

Chad Taylor: Smoke Shifter

by Carl Medsker
December 24, 2025

Smoke Shifter leans toward tradition, which is perhaps a bit surprising given the exploratory, cutting-edge music previously produced by everyone in this quintet. Led by master percussionist Chad Taylor, the album is a diverse program of well-crafted, contemporary songs performed by an egalitarian collective. Taylor co-founded the Chicago Underground bands with Rob Mazurek, celebrated ...

Live From Cologne (And Dortmund): Jordan White, Roger Kintopf, Luise Volkmann, Kiko Dinucci, The Dorf & The German Jazz Prize

by Martin Longley
July 2, 2025

Jordan White/Roger Kintopf The Loft Cologne, Germany June 10, 2025 Here's an evening of electro-acoustic sounds from a pair of local investigators, each using their instruments as a foundation for expansion via plugged-in tinkering or other sonic-altering techniques. The music of both artists gave the impression of ...

101-year-old Jazz Icon Marshall Allen Named 'Best Jazz Artist' In The 2025 Unsigned Only Music Awards

September 19, 2025

The Unsigned Only Music Awards is honored to announce that Marshall Allen, the respected alto saxophonist and leader of the legendary Sun Ra Arkestra, has been named the Best Jazz Artist in the 2025 awards. At 101 years old, Allen has been a pioneering force in avant-garde jazz for over six decades, proving that his artistry ...