Join Matthew Ottignon as he celebrates Marshall Allen and his new album from 2025 New Dawn. Marshall Belford Allen (born May 25, 1924) is an American free jazz and avant garde jazz alto saxophone player. He also performs on flute, oboe, piccolo, and the EWI.
Allen is best known for his work with Sun Ra, having recorded and performed mostly in this context since the late 1950s, and having led The Sun Ra Arkestra since 1995, after Sun Ra’s death in 1993 and John Gilmore’s death two years late
The Sun Ra Arkestra are touring Australia this March as part of WOMADelaide 2025 including sideshows at the Factory Theatre in Sydney and Anita’s Theatre in Thirroul.