Pianist Matthew Shipp’s ever-expanding discography as leader, soloist, and collaborator can be a challenge to anyone hoping to keep up. In some ways it’s better … Read More “Matthew Shipp Trio: World Construct (ESP-Disk’)”
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One of the reasons pianist Matthew Shipp moved to New York’s East Village in 1983 was to play with bassist William Parker, then best known … Read More “Whit Dickey/William Parker/Matthew Shipp: Village Mothership (Tao Forms) / Francisco Mela with William Parker and Matthew Shipp: Music Frees Our Souls Vol. 1 (577)”
On March 10, 2020, I stood shoulder to shoulder in a crowded Philadelphia bar to hear a blistering set by guitarist Jeff Parker’s band. I … Read More “Vision Festival 25 in New York City”
Matthew Shipp turns 60 in December, and albums—as a solo performer, leader, and sideman (with the late David S. Ware’s quartet, most notably)—have documented his … Read More “Matthew Shipp: The Piano Equation (Tao Forms)”
Nicole Mitchell’s Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds, which her Black Earth Ensemble performed at the Pritzker Pavilion on the first day of the 2018 Chicago … Read More “Live Review: 2018 Chicago Jazz Festival”
This is a live recording of a concert that woodwind/brass virtuoso Daniel Carter, bassist William Parker, and pianist Matthew Shipp gave at Tufts University in … Read More “Daniel Carter/William Parker/Matthew Shipp: Seraphic Light (AUM Fidelity)”
ESP-Disk’ epitomized the underground culture of the 1960s by introducing the world to the free jazz of Albert Ayler and Sonny Simmons, to name only … Read More “Matthew Shipp: Zero (ESP-Disk’)/Matthew Shipp Quartet: Sonic Fiction (ESP-Disk’)”
Pianist Matthew Shipp and drummer Hamid Drake are among the greatest musicians ever to play avant-garde jazz. Mat Walerian, on the other hand, is almost … Read More “Jungle: Mat Walerian/Matthew Shipp/Hamid Drake: Live at Okuden”
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