Marshall Allen Trailers

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Marshall Belford Allen is a native Kentuckian born in Louisville on May 25, 1924. He is most famously known for his avant-garde jazz and free jazz work with bandleader / keyboardist Sun Ra, with whom he recorded from the late 1950s until Ra's passing in 1993. Allen plays the alto saxophone, oboe, piccolo, flute, and EVI. Aside from Sun Ra's Arkestra, Allen recorded with Paul Bley's band in 1964 and Olatunji's group in the mid-1960s. Allen has been the Arkestra's bandleader since the deaths of Ra and John Gilmore.

Most Popular Marshall Allen Trailers

Total trailers found: 7

Spaceways Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

A music documentary made with Sun Ra.

The Magic Sun Trailer (1966)

01 January 1966

Multi-faceted artist Phil Niblock captures a brief moment of an interstellar communication by the Arkestra in their prime.

Space Is the Place Trailer (1974)

01 November 1974

Sun Ra and his Solar Myth Arkestra return to Earth after several years in space. Ra proclaims himself "the alter-destiny", meets with inner-city youths and battles with the devil himself to save the black race.

Sounds of the Desert Trailer (2026)

17 March 2026

A visual odyssey of Sun Ra concepts through their followers - Marshall Allen and Abshalom Ben Shlomo.

Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise Trailer (1980)

01 October 1980

Robert Mugge filmed jazz great Sun Ra on location in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. between 1978 and 1980.

Mystery Mister Ra Trailer (1984)

04 July 1984

Sun Ra, Archie Shepp and company in concert in Paris, 1984. Documents performances and rehearsals in Paris, France, 1984.

Beat - a film about Jazz Trailer (2025)

01 October 2025