Matthew Shipp

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Matthew Shipp

Background information
Birth name Matthew Shipp
Born December 7, 1960 (1960-12-07) (age 47)
Origin Wilmington, DE
Genre(s) Modern Creative
Free jazz
Avant-garde jazz
Free improvisation
Post bop
Occupation(s) pianist, leader
Instrument(s) Piano
Years active 1987 -
Label(s) Thirsty Ear, FMP, No More, hatOLOGY
Website Official Website

Matthew Shipp (born December 7, 1960) is an American free jazz pianist. Shipp has been very active since the early 1990s, appearing on dozens of albums as a leader, sideman or producer. His dense, percussive style is often compared to Cecil Taylor's, although Shipp himself has constantly denied it. In truth it would be difficult for any contemporary pianist to avoid the influence of Taylor; Shipp, and others like Cooper-Moore, are going beyond Taylor.

Shipp was raised in Wilmington, Delaware, and began playing piano at six years old. He was strongly attracted to jazz, but also played in rock groups while in high school. Shipp attended the University of Delaware for one year, then the New England Conservatory of Music. He has cited private lessons with Dennis Sandole (who also taught John Coltrane) as being crucial to his development.

Shipp has long been a member of saxophonist David S. Ware's quartet. He has recorded or performed with many musicians, including William Parker, DJ Spooky, Joe Morris, Daniel Carter, Roscoe Mitchell, Mat Maneri and El-P.

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[edit] Selected Discography

[edit] Solo

  • Symbol Systems (No More, 1995)
  • Before the World (FMP, 1997)
  • Songs (Splasc(h), 2001)
  • One (Thirsty Ear, 2006)

[edit] As leader/co-leader

  • Sonic Explorations (Cadence Jazz, 1987-88) with Rob Brown
  • Circular Temple (Quinton, 1990)
  • Points (Silkheart, 1991)
  • Zo (Rise, 1993) with William Parker
  • Prism (Brinkman, 1993)
  • Critical Mass (2.13.61, 1994)
  • 2-Z (2.13.61, 1996) with Roscoe Mitchell
  • The Flow of X (2.13.61, 1996)
  • By the Law of Music (hatOLOGY, 1996)
  • Thesis (hatOLOGY, 1997) with Joe Morris
  • The Multiplication Table (hatOLOGY, 1997)
  • Strata (hatOLOGY, 1997)
  • Gravitational Systems (hatOLOGY, 1998) with Mat Maneri
  • DNA (Thirsty Ear, 1999)
  • Magnetism (Bleu Regard, 1999)
  • Expansion, Power, Release (hatOLOGY, 1999)
  • Pastoral Composure (Thirsty Ear Blue Series, 2000)
  • New Orbit (Thirsty Ear Blue Series, 2000)
  • Nu Bop (Thirsty Ear Blue Series, 2002)
  • Equilibrium (Thirsty Ear Blue Series, 2002)
  • Antipop vs. Matthew Shipp (Thirsty Ear Blue Series, 2003)
  • The GoodandEvil Sessions (Thirsty Ear Blue Series, 2003) with Roy Campbell, Alex Lodico, Miso, William Parker, Josh Roseman
  • The Sorcerer Sessions (Thirsty Ear Blue Series, 2003) with Gerald Cleaver and William Parker
  • The Trio Plays Ware (Splasc(h) 2004)
  • Harmony and Abyss (Thirsty Ear Blue Series, 2004) with Gerald Cleaver and William Parker
  • Phenomena of Interference (Hopscotch, 2006) with Steve Dalachinsky
  • Piano Vortex (Thirsty Ear Blue Series, 2007) with Joe Morris and Whit Dickey

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