Marion Brown (September 8, 1931 – October 18, 2010) was a
jazz alto
saxophonist and
ethnomusicologist. He is most well-known as a member of the 1960s
avant-garde jazz scene in New York City, playing alongside musicians such as
John Coltrane,
Archie Shepp, and
John Tchicai. He performed on Coltrane's landmark 1965 album
Ascension. Brown was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1931. He joined the Army in 1953 and in 1956 went to Clark College to study music. In 1960 Brown left Atlanta and studied pre-law at Howard University for two years. He moved to New York in 1962 where he befriended…
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