Marion Brown
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About
Celebrated ethnomusicologist and avant-garde jazz saxophonist who played on Ascension, John Coltrane's monumental 1965 release.
Before Fame
He attended Clark College for music and Howard University for prelaw before moving to New York.
Trivia
He taught at a variety of schools, including public New Haven child study centers and Wesleyan University.
Family Life
He was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia.
Associated With
Brown and Amiri Baraka were close friends and active members of the New York art scene in the 1960s.
