{"value"=>"<p>Saxophonist, playwright, and teacher. Shepp, who grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, received his Bachelor of Arts from Goddard College in Vermont in 1959. He was a member of the Cecil Taylor quartet (1960 - 1962) and co-leader of a quartet with Bill Dixon (1962 - 1963). In subsequent years, he led his own bands, which featured musicians Roswell Rudd, Bobby Hutcherson, Grachan Moncur, Herman Wright, and Clifford Jarvis. In 1967, Shepp wrote a play entitled <span class=\"title\">Junebug Graduates Tonight!</span>, which had a brief run. From 1969 - 1974 he taught at SUNY Buffalo in the black studies department. In 1974, he moved to the University of Massachusetts where he eventually became an associate professor. Shepp is also noted for several recordings including \"Four for Trane\" (1964),\"Attica Blues\" (1972), \"I Know About the Life\" (1981), and \"African Moods\" (1984).</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The file includes letters from Shepp to Armstead-Johnson.</p>"}