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Sun Ra Arkestra bandleader Marshall Allen is the second artist in history to deliver a solo album at age 100.  That, as much ...

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Music from our finest cosmic institution spanning a century’s worth of jazz The Arkestra was formed in the mid-1950s by pianist/keyboardist Sun Ra, who would make a name for himself as a ...

Marshall Allen – the former Sun Ra Arkestra bandleader – has announced that he will release his debut solo album. The century-old revered saxophonist and composer, who has been a member of the ...

These mavericks took musical risks and pushed boundaries, and this hour, we're kicking the series off talking about the music and influence of composer, poet, bandleader and musician Sun Ra.

He was born in 1924. He fought in World War II. In 1958, Allen and his alto saxophone joined the cosmic jazz ensemble Sun Ra Arkestra, and in 1995, he took over as the band’s leader (following ...