Archie Shepp

Archie Shepp
Archie Shepp in Warsaw, 2008
Background information
Born	(1937-05-24) May 24, 1937 (age 89) 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.archieshepp.com

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" Archived 2019-08-17 at the Wayback Machine, 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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