Sun Ra Arkestra bandleader Marshall Allen, who will turn 101 in May, has announced his first-ever solo album, New Dawn, which will be out February 14 via Mexican Summer / Week-End Records. The album ...

In May 2024, just days after celebrating his 100th solar return, the legendary Marshall Allen continued a legacy of immense musical achievement by setting out for another new frontier. Now, the fruits ...

It’s a Memorial Day weekend tradition in Philadelphia that happens with such regularity that music fans might be tempted take it for granted: Marshall Allen has celebrated another birthday. This time, ...

In May 2024, just days after celebrating his 100th solar return, the legendary Marshall Allen continued a legacy of immense musical achievement by setting out for another new frontier. Today, the ...

This week in Philly music features Bob Dylan and Marshall Allen birthday parties and Kurt Vile record store listening parties, plus hip-hop star Don Toliver in South Philly, R&B singer Ari Lennox on ...

The Unsigned Only Music Awards is honored to announce that Marshall Allen, the respected alto saxophonist and leader of the legendary Sun Ra Arkestra, has been named the Best Jazz Artist in the 2025 ...

Marshall Allen at Solar Myth, Philadelphia, January 3, 2026. (With Chad Taylor, drums; Elliott Levin, flute.) All photos by the author. Since opening its Solar Myth space for a 2018-2019 season, ...

National Correspondent; Anchor, "CBS Weekend News" Jericka Duncan is a national correspondent and anchor of the "CBS Weekend News." She's based in New York City. At the golden age of 100, Marshall ...