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Matthew Shipp: Shipp Shifts
by Chris Rich
Pianist Matthew Shipp's artistic collaboration community is a counterpart to his business community. It is its own ecosystem of multidisciplinary work, scholarly conversations and mentorship.The TrioThe trio is Shipp's main vehicle. It is, by turns, his midnight train, his slow boat to China and a way of flying home. It takes a ...
Before We Say Goodbye To 2012
by Mark Corroto
In consumer culture, where we are all guilty of looking for the next new thing, the emphasis is always on new releases, and what the next, best, super-improved product will be. It seems that even before this week's movie opens, we are being told about next week's blockbuster. Before we turn our attention fully ...
John Sharpe’s Best Releases of 2012
by John Sharpe
Here are ten new releases which stood out this year: Wadada Leo Smith Ten Freedom Summers Cuneiform Without a doubt, Ten Freedom Summers is the crowning achievement of trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith's distinguished career to date. Years in the making, the complete sequence of 19 ...
Perelman - Morris - Cleaver: Living Jelly
by Glenn Astarita
It may take some stamina to keep up with Brazilian avant-garde tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman, as he often releases several albums in unison. Living Jelly, featuring guitarist Joe Morris and drummer Gerald Cleaver, marks one of three concurrent albums produced for Leo Records. Offering ensemble and stylistic contrasts, Perelman garners the support of pianist Matthew Shipp ...
Michael Bisio / Matthew Shipp Duo: Floating Ice
by Troy Collins
Although bassist Michael Bisio has performed with pianist Matthew Shipp on occasion over the past few years, very little documentation of their working relationship existed until the formation of Shipp's current trio, which features Bisio and drummer Whit Dickey. Floating Ice, their first recording together as a duo, arrives on the cusp of the trio's live ...
Vision Festival, Days 3-5: New York City, NY, June 13-15, 2012
by John Sharpe
Days 1-2 | Days 3-5 | Days 6-717th Annual Vision FestivalRouletteBrooklyn, NYJune 11-17, 2012Wednesday night at the Vision Festival was given over to the celebration of a lifetime of achievement by multi-instrumentalist, Joe McPhee, a deserving and popular choice. In presenting him with the envelope (presumably holding a check), ...
March-April 2012: Dan Hanrahan, Matthew Shipp, Danilo Perez, Aerial Photograph
by RJ Johnson
Dan Hanrahan TrioMoonstone Arts CenterFebruary 22, 2012The Moonstone Arts Center, one of Philadelphia's more successful outlets for jazz music, has been growing in popularity amongst local musicians as a venue geared towards supporting original music. Dan Hanrahan, a guitarist well versed in jazz tradition, led his organ trio through a ...
Matthew Shipp Trio Record Release Celebration at Philadelphia Art Alliance on March 9
Friday, March 9, 8pm MATTHEW SHIPP TRIO Matthew Shipp, piano; Michael Bisio, bass; Whit Dickey, drums Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th Street, $15 Please join Ars Nova Workshop for the Philadelphia debut of the Matthew Shipp Trio. Following 2011's spectacular The Art Of The Improviser LP, tonight Shipp's Trio celebrates the ...
Matthew Shipp Trio: Elastic Aspects
by John Sharpe
Even with a discography amassing over 40 releases under his own name, pianist Matthew Shipp continues to justify the plaudits. Sometimes it can be hard to find new things to say about artists who have been active over such a lengthy period, but Shipp keeps ringing the changes to provide talking points. Unlike the stellar live ...
Matthew Shipp Celebrates Elasticity at Jazz Standard
The Matthew Shipp Trio with Michael Bisio and Whit Dickey will be closing out February with two days of performance at Jazz Standard to celebrate the release of Elastic Aspects on Thirsty Ear Records. There will be two shows each night at 7:30 and 9:30 with a cover charge of $20.00 for each show. Elastic Aspects ...



