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Sam Rivers
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Albert Ayler
136,907 listeners
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Roscoe Mitchell
14,101 listeners
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Peter Brötzmann
32,940 listeners
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Evan Parker
18,537 listeners
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Eric Dolphy
241,419 listeners
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Ornette Coleman
327,535 listeners
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Art Ensemble of Chicago
107,420 listeners
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Archie Shepp
158,280 listeners
Archie Shepp is an American jazz saxophonist, poet, and playwright long known for the outspoken political tones in his work. Shepp was born… read moreArchie Shepp is an American jazz saxophonist, poet, and playwright long known for the outspoken political tones in his work. Shepp was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 24th, 1937, but raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where h… read moreArchie Shepp is an American jazz saxophonist, poet, and playwright long known for the outspoken political tones in his work. Shepp was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 24th, 1937, but raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he studied piano, clarinet and alto saxophone before focusing… read more