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Then Now

By Matthew Shipp

Label: Rogue Art
Released: 2020
Track listing: Then Now #1 - #8.

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Matthew Shipp - Rob Brown: Then Now

Read "Then Now" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
November 2, 2020

The piano and saxophone duo of Matthew Shipp and Rob Brown has a musical history which dates back three decades to Sonic Explorations (Cadence, 1988) but they have recorded in this formation sparingly, only releasing one other album, Blink of an Eye (No More Records, 1997). The balance which developed at the start of both of ...

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Matthew Shipp / Rob Brown: Then Now

by John Sharpe
September 29, 2020

Then Now presents a reprise of both pianist Matthew Shipp's and alto saxophonist Rob Brown's debut recording, a duet entitled Sonic Explorations (CJR, 1988). Though they have occasionally collaborated since—last heard together on Magnetism(s) (Rogue Art, 2017) alongside bassist William Parker—this is their first album as a twosome since Blink Of An Eye (No More, 1997). ...

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Rob Brown - Matthew Shipp: Then Now

Read "Then Now" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
September 24, 2020

Much could be written about pianist Matthew Shipp and saxophonist Rob Brown's respective legacies within progressive jazz and improvisational circles in the US and abroad. Hence, these narratives are well-documented spanning several decades. On this release, the duo aligns for the third time, following Sonic Explorations (Cadence, 1988) and Blink of an Eye (No More Records, ...