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Ben Neill: Night Science
by Mark Corroto
Miles Davis certainly smiled on musical innovations. Years ago, to keep up with the latest, all that was required was to check out what the late trumpeter was investigating. With Miles gone, the hunt maybe a bit more difficult, but then again Peter Gordon's Thirsty Ear label, under the creative direction of pianist Matthew Shipp, has ...
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Album: Junk Magic
By Craig Taborn
Label: Thirsty Ear Recordings
Released: 2004
Duration: 6:54
Sex Mob: Sex Mob Meets Medeski
by Lyn Horton
The two-minute “Mob Rule Invocation," which starts Sex Mob Meets Medeski, is enough to turn the tables on conventional jazz quintet genre, pointing the way to bridge the gap between the melodic and music that is so squarely and pristinely raucous that its intention is measurable in the fun the musicians are clearly having. Recorded live ...
Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone: Thin Air
by Farrell Lowe
The music of guitarist Mary Halvorson and violist Jessica Pavone is immediately galvanizing but comfortable, unpredictable yet composed, powerful yet subtle, vulnerable and courageous. In the rarified air of duet recordings where there are few places to hide, the music's context becomes a powerful resonator for artistic values. Thin Air is the third release by the ...
Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone: Thin Air
by Troy Collins
Traveling in similar circles in the fertile Brooklyn scene, guitarist Mary Halvorson and violist Jessica Pavone's shared formative experiences can be traced to the influence of composer Anthony Braxton. Since then, numerous eclectic collaborations with fellow Braxton-alumni cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum have ensued, with all three serving as current members of Braxton's varied line-ups. ...
Matthew Shipp Trio: Harmonic Disorder
by Kurt Gottschalk
It's been ten years since Thirsty Ear tempted Matthew Shipp out of his recording exile, and in that time he has not only made some of his most adventurous recordings for the label but has proven to be a daring A&R man as well. Now, a decade in, he seems to be circling back on his ...
Matthew Shipp: Harmonic Disorder
by John Sharpe
Following up the excellence of Piano Vortex (Thirsty Ear, 2007) was always going to be a challenge for pianist Matthew Shipp. But with the trio's Harmonic Disorder, a slight change of emphasis has avoided the pitfalls of the changing same, while retaining the previous set's rhythmic and melodic accessibility. Whereas Vortex majored on eight pieces, the ...
Matthew Shipp Trio: Harmonic Disorder
by Lyn Horton
The pairing of the words, “harmonic" and “disorder," forms a paradox. For in harmony, there is order; in disorder, there is quite possibly confusion. The question could be asked how these words together can be assigned to music on Matthew Shipp's trio recording, Harmonic Disorder. To hear the whole music picture, both harmony and disturbance need ...
Matthew Shipp Trio: Harmonic Disorder
by Mark Corroto
Like his very good friend and sometimes bassist William Parker, pianist Matthew Shipp is well-versed in the outer reaches of jazz and the inner circle of free improvisation. And like his friend, he has produced a more conventional jazz trio recording, written in his own distinctive handwriting. Beginning with Piano Vortex (Thirsty ...
Matthew Shipp Trio: Harmonic Disorder
by Troy Collins
One of today's most iconic artists, pianist Matthew Shipp has fearlessly ventured into numerous genres in search of new means of expression. From stark chamber-like acoustic settings to electronic collaborations with DJs, programmers, and hip-hop artists, Shipp has defied simple categorization. His previous recording for Thirsty Ear, Piano Vortex (2007) found him returning to the acoustic ...
