One of the great preachers of the tenor sax, with an instantly recognizable sound and a great variety of Afro-American influences, from bop to blues and rap.

‘If Trane is the father, Pharoah: the son, and Ayler: the holy ghost, Archie Shepp is the uncle that no one mentions’ (All About Jazz). Shepp carries the torch of the great preachers of the tenor saxophone, with a warmth and directness that goes back to Don Byas and Ben Webster. The avant-gardist pioneer, whose sound is instantly recognizable, has downplayed his shock tactics in recent years, in favour of a more seductive sound. The message remains intact: the power and spirituality of the music he consequently calls Afro-American. This implies not only gospel or rap, but also bop, ballads and blues.

Program:
8.30 PM Support act: Duo Stevko Busch – Paul van Kemenade
9 PM intermission
9.20 PM Archie Shepp Quartet (1 set of 90 minutes)

Photography Policy
Absolutely no photos, recording, taping,
videotaping or any other broadcast of the artist’s performance during
the soundcheck or the concert will be allowed.

The Bimhuis restaurant
is open prior to the concert from 6.30 till 8.30PM (reservations via
020-7882158). After the concert, the Bimhuis Café is open (free
entrance).

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AFTERWARDS DJ ALVIZ

Archie Shepp tenor-/sopraansax/zang, Carl Henri Morisset piano, Reggie Washington bas, Steve McCraven drums