Archie Shepp: Je suis jazz... c'est ma vie (1984)

9.0/10 55 min Documentary Music

Overview

Jazz legend Archie Shepp toplines this unique and informative documentary. It intercuts performance footage of Shepp with interviews where he speaks candidly about such topics as Jazz's African origins, the genre's "revolutionary" purpose, and the social isolation of African Americans today.

Cast

Archie Shepp

Self

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