At age 87, Marshall Allen is still performing and recording with the Sun Ra Arkestra. The band purported to be from outer space will land in Israel on Saturday night for a show in Tel Aviv.
Sun Ra was an American jazz pianist and composer who released numerous albums, virtually all on outer space themes. He maintained in interviews and on stage that he was from the planet Saturn. Avant garde compositions such as Space is the Place, and There are Other Worlds, mixed serious jazz talent with free jazz and experimental music.
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