Matthew Shipp & Ivo Perelman
Pianist/ composer Matthew Shipp is defined by defiantly unclassifiable approach, swerving gleefully between out-jazz, electronics, modern classical, and hip-hop. He's played alongside everyone from David S. Ware to DJ Spooky, wayward rappers Anti-Pop Consortium to Roscoe Mitchell. He joins one of his most frequent collaborators, Brazilian saxophonist Ivo Perelman, another player of restless reinvention who has worked alongside Paul Bley, Rashied Ali, Joanne Brackeen and Elton Dean (of the Soft Machine). Their remarkable synergy is documented across numerous recordings on the famed Leo imprint.
Ivo Perelman Solo
Appraisals of the São Paulo-born Ivo Perelman's unique saxophone approach range from “tremendously lyrical” (Gary Giddins) to “a leather-lunged monster with an expressive rasp, who can rage and spit in violence, yet still leave you feeling heartbroken” (The Wire). His perpetual thirst for new colours and ideas has led him in a number of exciting directions throughout his career, spurring his much-touted exuberance. In addition to cultivating creative bonds with the likes of William Parker, Joe Morris and Matthew Shipp (with whom he will perform), his expansive discography includes upwards of 50 titles. He's also devoted significant energy to researching the pre-valve natural trumpet of the 17th century, which has aided him to discover agility in the tenor saxophone’s tricky altissimo range. He's also a visual artist, whose paintings and sketches have been both exhibited and collected.
Matthew Shipp Solo
Pluralistic pianist and composer Matthew Shipp fell in love with jazz at 12 years old. Moving to New York in 1984, he quickly became one of the city's key figures, joining the David S. Ware Quartet and Roscoe Mitchell's Note Factory before shifting his focus over to his own work which has taken a number of forms over the years. In the 90's he released a string of potent chamber-jazz discs with Hatology, before serving as curator/ director of Thirsty Ear's Blue Series, which saw him presenting and performing within a number of radical partnerships. His output has encompassed everything from fierce torrential playing to the meditative and has crossed into a wide array of musical aesthetics including hip-hop, abstract electronica, and modern composition. He's collaborated with such luminaries as Rashied Ali, Mat Maneri, Evan Parker, John Butcher, Anti-Pop Consortium, and J. Spaceman (of Spiritualized)and others. Garnering rhapsodic praise in countless publications, his champions have variously touted his work as "further evidence of his idiosyncratic genius" (Jazziz) and "monumental [...] galvanic as ever" (Chicago Tribune)