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Archie Shepp

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American jazz musician

United StatesMusiciansBorn 1937 · age 89
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Archie Shepp is an American jazz saxophonist, educator and playwright who since the 1960s has played a central part in the development of avant-garde jazz.

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Shepp with the singer Shirley Bunnie Foy, with whom he recorded the 1975 album A Sea of FacesShepp with the singer Shirley Bunnie Foy, with whom he recorded the 1975 album A Sea of FacesShepp in France, 1982Shepp in France, 1982Shepp at Keystone Korner, San Francisco, August 19, 1982Shepp at Keystone Korner, San Francisco, August 19, 1982Shepp in 2016Shepp in 2016

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Awards 3

2014honorary doctor of Paris 8 University
2009Honorary doctor of the University of Liège
NEA Jazz Masters

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About this person

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
living
Dates
Born 1937 · age 89
Written about in
26 languages

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