Jazz Articles about Matthew Shipp

About Matthew Shipp

Radio & Podcasts

Matthew Shipp, Danilo Perez, Lee Konitz, and Georgie Fame

by Jerome Wilson
November 11, 2026

This program includes a wide variety of modern jazz artists, such as the Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo, Danilo Perez, Lee Konitz, and Georgie Fame. PlaylistHenry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00Tucker Brothers “Shakshuka (live)" from Live at Chatterbox (Self-Produced) 00:56Konitz “Triste" from Pride (SteepleChase) 8:42Host Speaks 15:37Peter Brendler “Country" from And Then, Nothing (Lost Song) 17:09Julie Driscoll with Brian ...

Radio & Podcasts

Ivo Perelman/Matthew Shipp, Simon Nabatov, Jason Robinson & Max Light

by Maurice Hogue
October 26, 2026

This episode of One Man's Jazz has the appearance of a tasting menu; a variety of styles and tastes. On the avant-garde side you can select from the eternally favourite duo of saxophonist Ivo Perelman and pianist Matthew Shipp, the powerful pianist from Berlin, Simon Nabatov, leading a band of New York heavies, or the German exploratory quartet Neon Dilemma. Previews of coming attractions include L.A. trumpeter Dan Rosenboom's electric trio and one from saxophonist Jason Robinson's upcoming Blue Salience ...

Album Review

Matthew Shipp / William Parker: A Whole System Of

Read "A Whole System Of" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
October 21, 2026

Pianist Matthew Ship has always been cryptic. His music does not fit into categories. And though he may not boast a Sun Ra-level of recording prolificness, he is always, always busy. And if his output as a leader ever wanes, he sits in on sideman slots with tenor saxophonists David S. Ware and Ivo Perelman (and more) with dizzying regularity. Now for the cryptic aspect: Call him an artist of cosmic consequence. He seems to think so himself. ...

Album Review

Ivo Perelman: Synesthesia

Read "Synesthesia" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
August 3, 2026

Like past gatherings of tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman, pianist Matthew Shipp, bassist William Parker, and drummer Bobby Kapp, inscribed to memory on the highly touted Ineffable Joy (ESP, 2019) and Heptagon (Leo Records, 2017), Synesthesia erupts into consciousness with a punch and flurry. Feverish by design, “First Color Heard" stays true to its title and to the heart of each participant. Rambling, rumbling, reaching for the stars, Perelman exhorts his fellow travelers, and “First Color Heard" fills the airspace ...

Album Review

Ivo Perelman: Armageddon Flower

Read "Armageddon Flower" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
August 8, 2025

Pianist Matthew Shipp serves as the fulcrum of Armageddon Flower, a riveting quartet date that unites two longstanding units: the duo with tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman, and his String Trio with violist Mat Maneri and bassist William Parker. However, no-one is confined by past roles. Each of these four players has collaborated in multiple configurations over the last three decades. So four known quantities perhaps, but the familiarity here breeds neither complacency nor predictability. What emerges is a daring, combustible ...

Album Review

Ivo Perelman: Armageddon Flower

Read "Armageddon Flower" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
July 29, 2025

Ekphrastic by design, Armageddon Flower, the forty-seventh bold, forward-thinking testament pairing saxophonist Ivo Perelman and pianist Matthew Shipp is the duo's new zenith in a tireless exploration dating back nearly thirty years. It is another view from the pinnacle of their brotherhood that includes such watermark recordings as the symbiotic Live In Nuremberg (SMP, 2019), Fruition (ESP, 2022), Magical Incantations (Soul City Sounds, 2024) and the fanciful, Brazilian flavored Bendito of Santa Cruz (Cadence, 1996) which started it all.

Multiple Reviews

Matthew Shipp: On The Ascent

by Doug Collette
July 23, 2025

The simultaneous release of two markedly different efforts documents pianist/composer Matthew Shipp's arguably inevitable ascent into the upper echelons of contemporary jazz. The man's rise to prominence has been inexorable to be sure, but all the more laudable for the slow but steady nature of his journey. As such, the arc of Shipp's career not surprisingly mirrors his musicianship: virtually without exception, playing alone or with others, he invariably takes his time to explore the possibilities of the material as ...