Archie Shepp On Jazz, Race & Freedom

Jazz legend Archie Shepp has always used his music to talk about the black experience and social issues. In this new interview in The Guardian he looks back at some of the challenges black musicians faced in the 1960s & 70s and offers a perspective on Black Lives Matter and what his legacy as a socially aware musician might be.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/feb/24/archie-shepp-on-jazz-race-and-freedom-institutions-continue-to-abuse-power