Archie Shepp
Archie Shepp Archie Shepp in Warsaw, 2008 Background information Born (1937-05-24) May 24, 1937 (age 77) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States Genres Jazz Occupation(s) Composer, saxophonist, pianist Instruments Tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, piano, vocals Years active 1960–present Labels Impulse!, SteepleChase Arista, Delmark, BYG Actuel Associated acts Cecil Taylor John Coltrane Horace Parlan Website www.archieshepp.com Archie Shepp in France, 1982 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.