Results for "Matthew Shipp"

Pianist Matthew Shipp Profiled at All About Jazz...And More!

January 25, 2010

On May 17, 2009, at 6 pm, Matthew Shipp walked through the front door of Roulette, a performance venue on the Lower East Side in New York City, for a recording session for his sixth solo album, 4D - his second for Thirsty Ear. The only people present for the session were the recording engineer; the ...

Matthew Shipp: 4D

by John Sharpe
January 25, 2010

Matthew Shipp has become one of the most distinctive piano stylists operating in the free jazz continuum, recognizable after just a few notes. 4D, his sixth solo piano disc mirrors the format of its illustrious predecessor Harmonic Disorder (Thirsty Ear, 2009) though with pared back instrumentation. Altogether there are 16 cuts reflecting a wide range of ...

Matthew Shipp: Traversing The Regions of the Mind

by Lyn Horton
January 25, 2010

On May 17, 2009, at 6 pm, Matthew Shipp walked through the front door of Roulette, a performance venue on the Lower East Side in New York City. His face appeared no more or less expressive than it normally does. He is wont to demonstrate his feelings facially, except through laughter and an occasional smile. On ...

Matthew Shipp Solo

Featuring the music of Matthew Shipp
Duration: 9:52
January 25, 2010

4D

January 25, 2010

Album: 4D
By Matthew Shipp
Label: Thirsty Ear Recordings
Released: 2010
Duration: 4:19

Is Avant-Jazz Pianist Matthew Shipp His Own Worst Enemy?

January 8, 2010

By Tad Hendrickson Matthew Shipp has a great new solo album coming out, but it's his mouth that once again causes a stir. There's been a rumble in the jazz jungle these last few weeks as a new Jazztimes article on the experimental pianist makes the rounds. There has been a number of posts here at ...

Un Piano

By Matthew Shipp

Label: Rogue Art
Released: 2009
Track listing: 01. Enter In; 02. Geometry; 03. Sparks; 04. Spike; 05. Linear Shocks; 06. Two Things together; 07. Whole Zone; 08. Simple Fact; 09. Riddle; 10. Cloud Chamber 6; 11. Harmony of Apollo; 12. Exit Out.

Nu Bop Live

By Matthew Shipp

Label: Thirsty Ear
Released: 2009

Harmonic Disorder

By Matthew Shipp

Label: Thirsty Ear Recordings
Released: 2009
Track listing: GNG; There Will Never Be Another You; Harmonic Disorder; Someday My Prince Will Come; Mel Chi 2; Mr. JM; Mel Chi 1; Roe; Orb; Compost; Zo Number 2; Quantum Waves; Light; When the Curtain Falls on the Jazz Theater.

Rob Brown Trio: Live at Firehouse 12

by Jeff Stockton
December 11, 2009

Alto saxophonist Rob Brown has the lean physique and worried forehead of a typical free jazz improviser, but through his associations with the leading forces of the downtown scene (including Matthew Shipp and, most fruitfully, William Parker) he has positioned himself as an in-demand sideman as well as a creative and ear-catching leader. He has been ...