Uploaded February 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Watching Matthew Shipp play feels like actually watching his neurons fire as they translate non-verbal thoughts into phrases on the piano, all in a matter of seconds. And, as you'll see in this video presentation by Randy Nordschow which also features some spontaneous Matt Shipp piano improvisations, Matt talks like he plays: a million thoughts often fly by in a sentence. Shipp's 2005 chat with Frank J. Oteri wandered from the role of the piano in today's society to the relevance of genre to the shifting, but somehow never adequate, economics of making music in America. To read their entire conversation, please visit nmbx.newmusicusa.org/matthew-shipp-leaving-the-door-open
Watching Matthew Shipp play feels like actually watching his neurons fire as they translate non-verbal thoughts into phrases on the piano, all in a matter of seconds. And, as you'll see in this video presentation by Randy Nordschow which also features some spontaneous Matt Shipp piano improvisations, Matt talks like he plays: a million thoughts often fly by in a sentence. Shipp's 2005 chat with Frank J. Oteri wandered from the role of the piano in today's society to the relevance of genre to the shifting, but somehow never adequate, economics of making music in America. To read their entire conversation, please visit nmbx.newmusicusa.org/matthew-shipp-leaving-the-door-open
