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Summary:

"With his usual composure, laughing eyes and the obvious charisma that perhaps makes him the very incarnation of the apparent offhandedness of free jazz, Archie Shepp embodies a certain approach to jazz: independent, free and Afrocentric, if not downright political. Archie Shepp is an intimidating jazz monument, in the mold of Coleman, Coltrane, Ayler and Dolphy. A monument who has blazed trails alongside such greats as Cecil Taylor and the famous couple Paul and Carla Bley. Like an escalator going up a seriously steep hill. Even so, the first piece on this concert recorded in the City of Music on September 14, 2014 isn't performed by this monument, but rather through the work of Joe Louis Walker, a blues guitarist and singer who, in his early years, did stints onstage with the likes of John Lee Hooker and Jimi Hendrix. With pianist, singer and AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians) member Amina Claudine Myers and other road companions, this wild night offered more than just one homage to jazz, beginning with a vibrant tribute to another politicized monument of the jazz world: Nina Simone. Agathe Boschel".

Contributors:

Cassenti, Frank , director

McCraven, Stephen , instrumentalist

Shepp, Archie , instrumentalist

Miconi, Olivier , instrumentalist

Hall, Darryl , instrumentalist

Rampal, Marion , singer

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Subjects:

Blues (Music)

Jazz

United States

Genres:

Online media

Internet videos

Concert films

General Notes:

Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Title from video title screen (viewed April 15, 2023).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (95 min)) : sound, color

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

1399439931

Other Control Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: QwestTV487