The Earthlings celebrate:

Brad Calypso Henkel (Intergalactic Trumpet)
Pharoannes Schleiermacher (Moon Sax, Moog Synth)
Yorgos Iapetus Hochapfel (Sun Organ, Galilei Piano))
Isis Dione Roessler (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 his extraterrestrial mentor from Saturn. Space is the place! (Photo: Harald Krichel)