Dec 10, 2020 9:54 AM
Archie Shepp, Jason Moran Announce ‘Let My People Go’ Album
A pair of generation-defining performers announced their first collaborative album.
Saxophonist Archie Shepp and…
Saxophonist Archie Shepp (left) and pianist Jason Moran recorded a series of duets in 2017 and 2018 that are being released as Let My People Go.
Dec 10, 2020 9:54 AM
A pair of generation-defining performers announced their first collaborative album.
Saxophonist Archie Shepp and…
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Besides producing and streaming a star-studded tribute concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on April 4…
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Vibraphonist Gary Burton, saxophonists Pharoah Sanders and Archie Shepp, and Jazz Foundation of America Executive…
Chick Corea (left) performs with Stefon Harris during a tribute concert to the 2016 NEA Jazz Masters at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on April 4 (Photo: Shannon Finney/NEA)
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Besides producing and streaming a star-studded tribute concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on April 4…
