The Matthew Shipp Trio
Monday, October 15th @ 8 and 9:30pm
Photo Credit: Peter Gannushkin
2013 Portland Jazz Festival Lineup to be Announced at Show
Shipp,
an influential godfather figure in the New York Knitting Factory scene,
will be making his first Portland area appearance in nearly 20 years.
Drummer Whit Dickey and bassist Michael Bisio round out the trio. The pianist, who released his trio's latest album Elastic Aspects
earlier this year, has been carving out a place in the jazz legacy
since the mid-eighties. He has recorded on more than thirty albums and
was a noted sideman in Roscoe Mitchell's Note Factory and the David S.
Ware Quartet-the latter of which he was a member for 16 years, helping
to earn the group raves as one of the greatest quartets of modern
jazz-before deciding to focus on his own music as a solo performer and
band leader.
In light of Shipp's latest release, the second with this trio's lineup following the acclaimed The Art of the Improviser, All About Jazz
wrote, "Shipp has emerged as a truly original voice in modern jazz,
with a readily identifiable touch, a gift for composing and improvising,
and a growing discography which is starting to reflect the tremendous
talent that those who have been seeing him live for years have been
anxiously awaiting."
Through
constant gigging and exploration of a myriad of playing styles and
formats over thirty years, the pianist has achieved a unique musical
voice and a dynamic personality in the scene. His work on Hatology in
the 1990's helped to solidify his status as a leading figure in jazz,
but in 2000 Shipp really began to break out of standard convention. That
year, Thirsty Ear Recordings invited Shipp to curate the label's new
Blue Series. Under his guidance, this line of releases has served not
only to expose burgeoning young musicians and highlight genre
innovators, but has also pushed the envelope of what is considered
"jazz" by featuring musicians such as DJ Spooky, Antipop Consortium, and
Vernon Reid.
On Elastic Aspects,
Shipp's piano interweaves among Bisio and Dickey's playing to create a
space that alternately stretches and flexes each individual's prowess
while remaining a cohesive unity. All About Jazz states, "It [Elastic Aspects] is truly moving music, full of emotion, passion, passion, spirituality, and tenderness," while DownBeat says, "the musicians' attunement to Shipp's structural and relational concerns renders his ideas with immaculate clarity."
PDX JAZZ @ JIMMY MAK'S PRESENTS:
The Matthew Shipp Trio
Monday October 15th
Set Times: 8 and 9:30pm
Matthew Shipp - Piano
Michael Bisio - Bass
Whit Dickey - Drums
UPCOMING PDX JAZZ @ JIMMY MAK'S
Grégoire Maret
Tuesday, October 23rd
Set Times: 8 and 9:30pm
Delfeayo Marsalis
Thursday, October 25th
Two Ticketed Show Times: 7 and 9:30pm
The Clayton Brothers Album Release Performance
in Celebration of The Gathering, Available Soon on ArtistShare
Thursday, November 8th
Two Ticketed Show Times: 7 and 9:30pm
Ticketing Info:
To purchase tickets, visit: www.tickettomato.com
PDX Jazz Members receive 10% off on Reserved Seating Only
Jimmy Mak's - (503) 295-6542
221 N.W. 10th Ave (between Davis and Everett), Portland, OR
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