The Earthlings celebrate
111 Years of Sun Ra in Space & Marshall Allen's 101st Birthday on Earth

Brad Calypso Henkel (Cosmic Trumpet)
Pharoanne's Rhea Schleiermacher (baritone saxophone, moon synthesizer)
Yorgos Iapetus Hochapfel (Sun Organ)
Isis Dione Roessler (Horeshead Nebula Bass)
Yan Tethys Leipnitz (Starr Drums)
Ngoma Lugundu (Baobabs, Aegaeon Vulcan 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 beyond. Space is the place! (Photo: Harald Krichel)