Archie Shepp
Archie Shepp | |
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 Archie Shepp in Warsaw, 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | May 24, 1937 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
| Genres | Jazz, free jazz, avant-garde jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Saxophone, Piano |
| Years active | 1960–present |
| Labels | Impulse!, SteepleChase, DENON, BYG Actuel |
| Website | www |
Archie Shepp (born May 24, 1937) is an American jazz saxophonist.[1] He played in a Latin jazz band for a short time before joining the band of avant-garde pianist Cecil Taylor.
With 1972's Attica Blues and The Cry of My People, he spoke out for civil rights; the former album was a response to the Attica Prison riots.
Shepp was also a professor of African-American Studies at SUNY in Buffalo, New York.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "NEA Jazz Masters". www.arts.gov. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ↑ "Zune Music + Video - Xbox.com". Social.zune.net. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official site
- Stewart Smith, "Archie Shepp interview", Summerhall, July 31, 2012.
- Phil Freeman, "Interview: Archie Shepp on John Coltrane, the Blues and More" Archived 2015-04-29 at the Wayback Machine, Red Bull Music Academy, August 25, 2014.
- Archie Shepp on IMDb
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