Archie Shepp

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Archie Shepp

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Archie Shepp, born May 24, 1937 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is an American jazz saxophonist. He mainly plays tenor saxophone but also soprano saxophone, clarinet and piano; he is also a singer, jazz composer and playwright. He is also known for his Afrocentric positions in the 1960s, denouncing the injustices suffered by African-Americans, within the New York Contemporary Five as well as through various collaborations with Horace Parlan, and his contemporaries from the New Thing at Newport, mainly Cecil Taylor and John Coltrane. He is one of the musical figures of the Black Arts Movement.

Father of photographer [a11081918].

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Attica Blues

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Quiet Dawn

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Blues For Brother George Jackson

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Ballad For A Child

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Dr. King, The Peaceful Warrior

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August 28, 2022

Tompkins Square Park

New York, New York, United States


July 16, 2022

Théâtre Antique de Fourvière

Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


July 10, 2022

'Let My People Go' with Jason Moran and Marion Rampal

Ahoy

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

  • 1. Wise One(John Coltrane cover)

  • 2. Isfahan(Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn & Mercer Ellington cover)

  • 3. Blasé

  • 4. Lush Life(Billy Strayhorn cover)

  • 5. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child([traditional] cover)

  • 6. My One and Only Love(Frank Sinatra cover)

  • 7. Ballad for a Child

  • 8. Go Down Moses([traditional] cover)


July 9, 2022

de Bijloke

Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium


November 12, 2021

Hall

London, England, United Kingdom

  • 1. Ain't Misbehavin'

  • 2. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child([traditional] cover)

  • 3. Go Down Moses([traditional] cover)

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Archie Shepp has released 94 albums between 1964 and 2021. Notable releases include Live In Paris 1974 - Lost ORTF Recordings, Let My People Go, Ocean Bridges. Explore their complete discography on this page.

Archie Shepp's most-played tracks include Attica Blues, Quiet Dawn, Blues For Brother George Jackson, Ballad For A Child, Dr. King, The Peaceful Warrior. Listen to these songs and explore more from their catalog on this page.

Archie Shepp, born May 24, 1937 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is an American jazz saxophonist. He mainly plays tenor saxophone but also soprano saxophone, clarinet and piano; he is also a singer, jazz composer and playwright. He is also known for his... Read the full biography on this page.

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