Marshall Allen interview: “The space age is here to stay, there’s no place you can run away”

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

A century ago an extraordinary singular human by the name of Marshall Allen was beamed to this planet. He was to go on to become a member of iconic Afro-futurist jazz pioneer Sun Ra’s Arkestra and remains a central figure of the band to this day. Daniel Spicer called him up to discover the secrets of his otherworldly musical life force

Marshall Allen (Gonzales Photo)
Marshall Allen (Gonzales Photo)

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