Archie Shepp Musical artist

Archie Shepp (born May 24, 1937) is a prominent African-American jazz saxophonist. Shepp is best known for his passionately Afrocentric music of the late 1960s, which focused on highlighting the injustices faced by African Americans, as well as for his work with the New York Contemporary Five, Horace Parlan, and his collaborations with his "New Thing" contemporaries, most notably Cecil Taylor and John Coltrane.

Personal facts

Archie Shepp
Birth dateMay 24, 1937
Birth place
Florida , Fort Lauderdale Florida , United States

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Musical artist

Career started1960
associated musical artist
John Coltrane
Cecil Taylor
Horace Parlan
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
instrument
Piano
Soprano saxophone
Tenor saxophone
Singing
record label
Impulse! Records
Delmark Records
BYG Actuel
SteepleChase Records

Archie Shepp on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://webarchieball.free.fr
  2. http://www.archieshepp.com
  3. http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/magazine/archie-shepp-interview
  4. http://www.summerhall.co.uk/press/archie-shepp-interview