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The Sun Ra Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Allen
The legendary cosmic jazz orchestra in an expanded line up, featuring a special light show from psychedelic pioneers Mystic Lights
29 September 2012 / 19:30
Hall
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Tickets:
£15 - 25
subject to availability
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Marshall Allen
As a young musician, Marshall
Belford Allen (b. May 25, 1924) performed with pianist Art Simmons, Don
Byas and James Moody before enrolling in the Paris Conservatory of
Music. After relocating to Chicago, Allen became a pupil of Sun Ra,
subsequently joining the Arkestra in 1958 and leading Sun Ra's
formidable reed section for the next 40 years. Marshall, along with John
Gilmore, June Tyson and James Jacson, lived, rehearsed, toured and
recorded with Sun Ra almost exclusively for much of Sun Ra's musical
career. As a member of the Arkestra, Allen pioneered the Free Jazz
movement of the early sixties, having remarkable influence on the
leading voices in the avant-garde. He is featured on over 200 Sun Ra
recordings in addition to collaborations with Phish, Sonic Youth,
Digable Planets and Medeski, Martin & Wood.
Allen assumed
the position of Arkestra Musical Director in 1995, following the
ascension of Sun Ra in 1993 and John Gilmore in 1995. Marshall continues
to be committed to the study, research, and development of Sun Ra's
musical precepts and has launched the Sun Ra Arkestra into a dimension
beyond that of mere "ghost" band by writing fresh arrangements of Sun
Ra's music, as well as composing new music and arrangement for the
Arkestra. He works unceasingly to keep the big-band tradition alive.
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