Tag: Archie Shepp
'NEA Jazz Masters Ceremony Honors Musicians But Doesn't Let Them Play
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'Sax Legend Archie Shepp Reflects on Seeing John Coltrane for the First Time
The essence of John Coltrane is music and it was perhaps his life's mission to break music from a traditional grip. Recanting his affinity for the jazz archetype, the also-archetypal Archie Shepp reflects on witnessing Coltrane for the first time and how the saxophonist was able to communicate an entire musical manifesto through the voice of his horn. -
'National Endowment for the Arts & Kennedy Center Announce 2016 Honorees
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced its 2016 honorees. Considered the highest honor that a U.S. jazz musician can receive, a tribute concert will be held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. on April 4 at 8 p.m.