A TRIBUTE TO 111 YEARS OF SUN RA IN SPACE AND 101 OF MARSHALL ALLEN ON EARTH

In the organizer's words:

Brad Calypso Henkel (Intergalactic Trumpet)

Pharoannes Schleiermacher (Moon Sax, Moog Synth)
Yorgos Iapetus Hochapfel (Sun Organ, Galilei Piano)
Isis Dione Rößler (Horsehead Nebula Bass)
Janus Tethys Leipnitz (Starr Drums)
Ngoma Lugundu (Baobabs, Vulcan Brush Dance)

Marshall Allen is best known for his work with Sun Ra. He has recorded primarily with Sun Ra since the late 1950s and has led the Sun Ra Arkestra since 1995, following Sun Ra's death in 1993 and John Gilmore's two years later. Critic Jason Ankeny describes Marshall as "one of the most distinctive and original saxophonists of the postwar era."

Let's celebrate the birthdays of the oldest practicing alto saxophonist and big band leader between the Sun and Jupiter and that of his extraterrestrial mentor from Saturn.

Happy Birthday in Space! Galileo's Galilee Church Ship is the Place!