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Matthew Shipp at Cafe OTO

Courtesy of Oliver Barrett | Posted on February 4, 2014

Where

Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin Street
London
Map
020 7923 1231

When

Wed, February 19, 2014
20:00

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Musicians

John Butcher
saxophone
Thomas Lehn
synthesizer

About

Iconoclastic piano genius Matthew Shipp returns to Cafe OTO for three nights, continuing and expanding collaborations formed in his unforgettable first residency back in 2010, and culminating in an evening of extended solo performance.

Steeped in the history of the jazz avant-garde yet with an unmistakeably individual voice, Matthew Shipp has established himself as one of the most important figures in American creative music today. Combining an uncompromising personal language with an exemplary eclecticism, Shipp has worked with an astonishing array of musicians, including Roscoe Mitchell, David S. Ware, Antipop Consortium, William Parker, Mat Maneri, Spring Heel Jack, J Spaceman, Evan Parker, and Nate Wooley....

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