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Mat Maneri / Matthew Shipp: Conference Of The Mat/ts

Read "Conference Of The Mat/ts" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
December 27, 2018

Although their paths have crossed in other ensembles, this release is a follow-up to pianist Matthew Shipp and violist Mat Maneri's initial duet release, Gravitational Systems (Hat Hut, 2000). Here, the immensely talented improvisers perform a set that emphasizes their spontaneous instincts and deep understanding of each other's sense of direction, highlighted by a laser-like focus throughout this sparkling audio production. The duo experiments atop a fundamental jazz base, along with chamber-like overtones. On “Conference #1" Shipp and ...

Album Review

Mat Maneri / Matthew Shipp: Conference Of The Mat/ts

Read "Conference Of The Mat/ts" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
December 14, 2018

There have been 7,128 days that have passed since Mat Maneri and Matthew Shipp have recorded a duo together, but who's counting? I guess we are. The Conference Of The Mat/ts session from November of 2017 may have followed Gravitational Systems (Hatology, 2000) by 19 years, 6 months and 4 days, but the pair have been heard in multiple settings in between these dates, with David S. Ware and Ivo Perelman, in Shipp's String Trio and Quartet and the Maneri ...