Matthew Shipp
solo piano
One Release Tour 2006
One/1 RoughIdea + RootMeanSquare present
Saturday March 4 8pm
the Music Gallery
at St. George-the-Martyr Church
197 John Street
Grange Park (north of CITYTV)
Tickets - $15
RotateThis 416 504 8447
SoundScapes 416 537 1620
TicketMaster 416 870 8000
One/2 RoughIdea + ArrayMusic present
Sunday March 5 Mattinee 1:30pm
ArraySpace
60 Atlantic
south of King west of the tracks
Tickets - $11
ArrayMusic 416 532 3019
SoundScapes 416 537 1620
reservations:
rebeccacampbell @ sympatico . ca
www.matthewshipp.com
Initially recognized by Toronto audiences propelling the David S. Ware Quartet (Next Wave), and baptizing the What.Next era leading his own trio w/ William Parker and Susie Ibarra into sold out/SRO landmark gigs at 179 Richmond Street – NY’s pugilistic pianist Matthew Shipp of late renowned for his signature Thirsty Ear Blue Series portfolio – returns in an absolute centre ring concert in the lofty acoustics of St. George-the-Martyr.
Matthew Shipp's piano playing has been called "apocalyptic" (Jazziz), and "like looking up suddenly and discovering a solar eclipse" (Village Voice). The New York Times calls him "the most significant pianist in avant-garde jazz since Cecil Taylor." An architect of often dramatically-layered improvisations, Shipp creates ecstatic music that has found fans in the unlikely parallel worlds of jazz and alternative rock. His recordings on (former Black Flag vocalist) Henry Rollins' 21361 label helped expose Shipp's contagious energy to listeners beyond his jazz loyalists, a wave of releases on the Hat Art label, Aum Fidelity, ECM (w/Roscoe Mitchell Nonet) plus his 1999 Thirsty Ear debut and nurturing of the Blue Series secure his place among the most adventurous spirits in the music today.
Mr. Shipp has ranged far and wide, embracing everything from modern classical music, funk, electronica, avant-garde jazz, ambient music and hip-hop to good old hard bop. He has been a prolific collaborator, most often with fellow David S. Ware Quartet member William Parker, and also with a long list that includes Mat Maneri, Wadada Leo Smith, Roy Campbell, Roscoe Mitchell, DJ Spooky, Spring Heel Jack, and many others. from Parry Gettelman, The Dallas Morning News
"I think in big, sweeping landscapes." says Shipp, who feels his reputation as an avant-garde player is unwarranted. "I like to consider myself at the forefront of the language and I try to be free, but I don't think of myself as someone like a Cecil Taylor. I'm just trying to be me. I'm as concerned with the melodic as I am with being in the vortex of a whirlwind."
One is the latest title in the Blue Series that Shipp started at Thirsty Ear in 2000 when the rock indie music.monstersandcritics.com formed a jazz division. "Peter wanted a different approach, so he brought me in." says Shipp, who came to Thirsty Ear's attention after recording for 21361 label, which is marketed and distributed by Thirsty Ear.
from Dan Ouellette, monstersandcritics.com Jan 23 2006
"Shipp unveil(s) his first collection of original solo material in nearly a decade. As such, One simultaneously serves as both a meditative re-centering and as a further departure, with Matthew quietly redirecting his familiar post-Cecil Taylor vocabulary towards a singular form of numinous chamber music."
Matt Murphy, pitchforkmedia.com - 31 Jan 2006
"Matthew Shipp is One impressive performer... Few listeners ever have encountered pianist Shipp the way they did Friday night at HotHouse: alone at a piano, improvising for more than an hour..."
Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune - 13 Feb 2006
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