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Matthew Shipp

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American pianist, composer, and bandleader

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Within Vinony's link graph, Matthew Shipp is referenced by 237 other articles, and connects out to Hat Hut Records, jazz and David Bowie.

Vinony files it under 1960 births, 20th-century African-American musicians and 20th-century American male musicians.

Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1960-12-07
avant-garde jazzfree improvisationfree jazzjazzjazz and bluespost-bop

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Listeners · Last.fm

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35,790
Total plays
333,762

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free jazzjazzpianoAvant-Gardeexperimental

Matthew Shipp (born December 7, 1960) is an American avant-garde jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader.[1][2][3] He began playing piano at five years old.[5] Shipp was strongly attracted to jazz, but also played in rock groups while in high school. Shipp attended the University of Delaware for "a couple years" before dropping out.[6] He opted instead to live with his parents and focus on practicing, though he frequently traveled to Philadelphia to pick up gigs as a cocktail pianist and to stu

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Official website
www.matthewshipp.com
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Matthew Shipp.jpg
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date of birth
1960-12-07
Commons category
Matthew Shipp
start of work period
1987-00-00
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