In september 2008 resideerde het Sun Ra Arkestra onder leiding van Marshall Allen in Tilburg. Tijdens het ZXZW-festival vonden aldaar maar liefst zes optredens plaats.
Het concert dat op 20 september plaatsvond in de Paradox in Tilburg is nu op CD verschenen bij het Duitse In+Out Records:
“Even sixteen years after the legendary bandleader’s return to planet Saturn in 1993, his myth is alive and as vivid as ever. Since 1995 the 85-year-old master saxophonist and multi-instrument Marshall Allen has continued the musical mission. Before the baton was passed on to Marshall Allen, he had been conducting the Arkestra’s reed section for more than 30 years. His eruptive alto-saxophone is one of the most prominent voices in jazz and the signature of the cosmic sound. Marshall Allen’s exceptionally gifted and amazingly energetic hand has not only consistently continued Sun Ra’s work with the Arkestra, but has also developed it with original compositions. Unparalleled, the Sun Ra Arkestra thereby has perpetuated a major element of Afro-American culture – that is to hand on the musical legacy from musician to musician.”
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