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Jazz legend Marshall Allen reflects on his music journey at 100 years old: "You just have to depend on the spirit of the song"

At 100 years old, Marshall Allen is still playing jazz music on tour. He spoke to "CBS Mornings" about his journey and advice for emerging musicians.

How Allen played and his reasons why changed in the late 1950s when he met Herman Poole Blount, known as Sun Ra. Sun Ra's fascination with outer space and the true freedom it could offer inspired his cosmic blend of jazz, Afrofuturism and spiritual expression. The routine of preparing for a show and testing his instruments never seems to get old for Allen, who turns 101 next month, and recently performed in Brooklyn, New York.

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