Matthew Shipp and William Parker’s ‘Re-Union’ is a set of improv pieces that reveals the true extent of unity of purpose and direction that comes from more than three decades of playing together in nearly every imaginable setting.
When you listen to any of the dozens of records that Perelman and Matthew Shipp have made over the years, you can understand why this communion deserves a box set kind of celebration. And ‘Procedural Language’ is yet another reason to celebrate.
The challenge for listeners to keep up is also central to the thrill of listening to ‘Cool With That’ by the improvised music supergroup East Axis.
Neither Evan Parker nor Matthew Shipp have anything left to prove, but that doesn’t diminish their drive to leave it all on the stage, as they did on ‘Leonine Aspects.’
The Ivo Perelman Trio’s ‘Garden of Jewels’ is a feast of ear food delivered with passion, fearlessness and a unity of purpose.
Where Ivo Perelman is involved, there is always a surprise contained in every moment. Add two like-minded musicians like Matthew Shipp and Joe Morris playing dissimilar instruments on ‘Shamanism,’ and the level of surprise and thrill are tripled.
Mat Walerian’s latest Okuden project is his most ambitious yet and when you understand the sweeping, cutting-edge careers of his sidemen, you see an artist whose ambitions matches theirs.
The first encounter of tenor sax boss Rich Halley and the Matthew Shipp Trio worked out so well, they quickly decided to do it again.
Matthew Shipp and Rob Brown’s ‘Then Now’ finds two fiercely individual artists blending into a creative whole without compromising their identities.
No matter how free or straight it’s played, ‘The Unidentifiable’ is always eloquent, audacious and artful. The Matthew Shipp Trio continues to set the standard for the modern jazz trio of our time.
