Marshall Allen
Saxophonist
Avant-garde jazz alto saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist who was a long-time collaborator with Sun Ra and his Arkestra.
He studied saxophone in Paris while deployed there during World War II.
After Sun Ra and then John Gilmore both passed away, Allen became the director of the Arkestra.
He was born in Louisville, Kentucky.
He has been compared to a "Johnny Hodges from another dimension."