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Matthew Shipp
Matthew Shipp was born December 7, 1960 in Wilmington, Delaware. He started piano at 5 years old with the regular piano lessons most kids have experienced. He fell in love with jazz at 12 years old. After moving to New York in 1984 he quickly became one of the leading lights in the New York jazz scene. He was a sideman in the David S. Ware quartet and also for Roscoe Mitchell's Note Factory before making the decision to concentrate on his own music.
Mr Shipp has reached the holy grail of jazz in that he possesses a unique style on his instrument that is all of his own- and he's one of the few in jazz that can say so.
Mr. Shipp has recorded a lot of albums with many labels but his two most enduring relationships have been with two labels. In the 1990s he recorded a number of chamber jazz albums with Hatology, a group of recordings that charted a new course for jazz that, to this day, the jazz world has not realized. In the 2000s Mr Shipp has been curator and director of the label Thirsty Ear's “Blue Series” and has also recorded for them. In this collection of recordings he has generated a whole body of work that is visionary, far reaching and many faceted.
Matthew Shipp is truly one of the leading lights of a new generation of jazz giants.
Album Reviews
- Sonic Fiction by Don Phipps
Live Reviews
Album Reviews
- Symbol Systems by C. Michael Bailey
- Invisible Touch At Taktlos Zurich by John Sharpe
- Zero by Mark Corroto
- Zero by Karl Ackermann
- Sonic Fiction by Karl Ackermann
- Zero by Jakob Baekgaard
- Not Bound by Don Phipps
Year in Review
Album Reviews
- Magnetism(s) by John Sharpe
Live Reviews
Album Reviews
- Invisible Touch At Taktlos Zurich by Dan McClenaghan
- Piano Song by Troy Collins
- Piano Song by Mark Corroto
- Piano Song by Matthew Aquiline
Interviews
Album Reviews
- Piano Song by Karl Ackermann
- Piano Song by Jakob Baekgaard
- Greatest Hits by Doug Collette
December 07, 2018
Jazz Musician of the Day: Matthew Shipp
December 07, 2017
Jazz Musician of the Day: Matthew Shipp
March 15, 2017
Whit Dickey / Mat Maneri / Matthew Shipp Album To Be Released March 24...
December 07, 2016
Jazz Musician of the Day: Matthew Shipp
September 22, 2016
David S. Ware & Matthew Shipp Duo Recording To Be Released October 28,...
August 10, 2016
Matthew Shipp Trio’s “Piano Song” To Be Released January 2017
April 05, 2016
Michael Bisio And Matthew Shipp Announce New Recording “Live In...
December 06, 2015
Jazz Musician of the Day: Matthew Shipp
October 27, 2015
Matthew Shipp Duo + Ken Silverman Trio at St. John's Church on...
October 21, 2015
Matthew Shipp Duo Plus Ken Silverman Trio at St. John's Christopher...
March 26, 2015
Jazz this week: Matthew Shipp & Michael Bisio, Shades of Jade, T....
March 22, 2015
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The provocative piano of Matthew Shipp
December 07, 2014
Jazz Musician of the Day: Matthew Shipp
June 13, 2014
Vision Festival 19 Has The Matthew Shipp Trio In The Thick Of It
April 12, 2014
Enter the "Matthew Shipp - Root of Things" Giveaway at All About Jazz!
February 16, 2014
Matthew Shipp Returns To Cafe Oto In London, UK For A Three Night...
January 28, 2014
Matthew Shipp Solo – The Piano Sutras Project
December 07, 2013
Jazz Musician of the Day: Matthew Shipp
September 11, 2013
Piano Sutras, A Glistening New Thirsty Ear Solo Release From Pianist...
April 02, 2013
A New Matthew Shipp Thirsty Ear Release Is Slated For Fall 2013
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