Matthew Shipp places himself in a lineage he calls ‘black mystery school pianists’, which originated with Thelonious Monk and includes Andrew Hill and Sun Ra. His playing is rooted in jazz, blues and gospel, but he pushes musical boundaries through improvisation. Either consciously or subconsciously he treads in such territories as classical piano, minimalism, avant-rock and electronic music. ‘Matthew Shipp is playing piano, and the floor is shaking… turbulent music from a turbulent, perplexing soul, one of the most imaginative and influential figures in free jazz today’ (JazzTimes).

Matthew Shipp piano, Michael Bisio bas, Whit Dickey drums