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Matthew Shipp and Sabir Mateen - Sama Live in Moscow (Solyd, 2011)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
June 21, 2011

If two men were ever born to perform together, pianist Matthew Shipp and saxophonist Sabir Mateen are those two. In this extraordinary duo performance, they expand on last year's excellent studio performance, SaMa, with a live performance which takes their improvised communication even closer to the edge. Mateen's tenor is strong and supple, honed to a razor's sharpness, and Shipp uses the entire keyboard, whether it's bombs of bass notes or rippling high register figures. They begin with a few ...
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Sheer Sound Receives 34 SAMA Nominations

Source: All About Jazz
February 21, 2003

SHEER SOUND NEWS - FEBRUARY 2003: SHEER SOUND RECEIVES 34 SAMA NOMINATIONS

At last night's South African Music Award Nominees Announcement party, Sheer Sound once again dominated the list of nominees with an impressive 34 nominations:

Andile Yenana - We Used To Dance (SSCD 080) Best South African Traditional Jazz album

Ernie Smith - Lovely Things (SSCD 087) Best Adult Contemporary album: English Best R&B album

Gloria Bosman - Stop & Think ...
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