Archie Shepp

Archie Shepp (born May 24, 1937) is an American jazz saxophonist. 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.

References

Other websites
 Official site
 Stewart Smith, "Archie Shepp interview", Summerhall, July 31, 2012.
 Phil Freeman, "Interview: Archie Shepp on John Coltrane, the Blues and More" , Red Bull Music Academy, August 25, 2014.


Category:1937 births
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Category:American saxophonists
Category:American pianists
Category:American composers
Category:American civil rights activists
Category:Educators from Florida
Category:Musicians from New York City
Category:Musicians from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Category:Educators from New York City