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Marshall Allen

American jazz saxophonist, flutist and oboist (born 1924)
Person Human Q1802829

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
May 25, 1924
Place of birth
Louisville
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
oboist, jazz musician, saxophonist, musician
Award received
Pew Fellowship in the Arts, NEA Jazz Masters[8][9]
Genre
jazz[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Family name
Allen[12]
Given name
Marshall (nome)[13]
Instrument
saxophone, oboe, flute[14][15][16]
Subject has role
centenarian[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Marshall Allen ar مارشال ألين fa مارشال آلن he מרשל אלן ja マーシャル・アレン
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
0000000055146569
VIAF cluster ID
56799039
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n94002377
GND ID
134313070
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Marshall Allen-0298.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000299353
BIBSYS ID
90782903
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139297746
CONOR.SI ID
117797731
CiNii Research ID
1140845216809061760
DBC author ID
87097990043943
Deezer artist ID
472021
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134313070
Discogs artist ID
252033
Europeana entity
agent/base/65687
Freebase ID
/m/02z9rc
Grove Music Online ID
A2226974
IdRef ID
182426440
J9U entity ID
987013604392205171
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000328456
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02394461
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095403596
Prabook ID
2273461
RERO ID (legacy)
A009174209
RILM ID
96283
Rate Your Music artist ID
marshall-allen
Songkick artist ID
2241260
Tidal artist ID
6351712
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/3ba6b791-5318-4232-9266-97976bb478d8

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
musician, oboist, saxophonist, jazz musician
Instrument 3
flute, saxophone, oboe
Mb:performer of 3
Flow States, New Dawn, The All-Star Game
Award received 1
NEA Jazz Masters
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Allen
Genre 1
jazz
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:member of band 1
The Sun Ra Arkestra
Place of birth 1
Louisville
Sex or gender 1
male
Subject has role 1
centenarian
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Summary

Marshall Allen was born on May 25, 1924[1], in Louisville[2]. He has worked as an oboist[3], jazz musician[4], saxophonist[5], and musician[6].

FAQs

Where was Marshall Allen born?

Marshall Allen was born in Louisville[2].

What did Marshall Allen do for work?

Marshall Allen worked as an oboist[3], jazz musician[4], saxophonist[5], and musician[6].

What awards did Marshall Allen receive?

Honors received include Pew Fellowship in the Arts[8] and NEA Jazz Masters[9].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . pewcenterarts.org. pewcenterarts.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . pewcenterarts.org. pewcenterarts.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . arts.gov. Retrieved . arts.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . jazzwise.com. jazzwise.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 472021
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63225: Import Deezer artist ID from MusicBrainz via its artist ID in Wikidata. Also matched on name. Part2.: im"
  2. 8d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 6351712
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63221: Import Tidal artist ID from MusicBrainz, also matching on name. Part2.: import Tidal artist ID (P4576) f"
  3. 17w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    J9U entity ID → 987013604392205171
    "Created claim: J9U entity ID: 987013604392205171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → saxophone, oboe, flute
    Place of birth → Louisville
    Subject has role → centenarian
    Occupation → oboist, jazz musician, saxophonist +1
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31727: import P21 and P106 from GND (20)"
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