Matthew Shipp

Matthew Shipp (born December 7, 1960) is an American avant-garde jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader.
Shipp was raised in Wilmington, Delaware. His mother was a friend of trumpeter Clifford Brown.
He began playing piano at five years old. 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. He opted instead... plus