Editing Matthew Shipp (section)

{{Short description|American pianist, composer, and bandleader}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2014}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Matthew Shipp 
| image = Matthew Shipp.jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = Matthew Shipp in 2005.
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|12|7|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Wilmington, Delaware]], United States
| genre = [[Free jazz]], [[avant-garde jazz]], [[free improvisation]], [[post bop]]
| occupation = Musician
| instrument = Piano
| years_active = 1987–present 
| label = [[Thirsty Ear Recordings|Thirsty Ear]], [[Free Music Production|FMP]], No More, [[Hathut Records|hatOLOGY]], [[RogueArt]], [[ESP-Disk]], [[AUM Fidelity]]
| website = {{URL|https://matthewshippjazzpianist.blogspot.com/}}
}}
[[File:0288jpg. Matthew Shipp.jpg|thumb|425x425px|Matthew Shipp,  Arts for Art - Vision Festival 2024. Photo by Marek Lazarski]]
'''Matthew Shipp''' (born December 7, 1960) is an American avant-garde jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader.<ref name="1998 NYT Profile">{{cite web |last1=Shatz |first1=Adam |title=A Jazz Pianist Stands Tall In the Rock Underground |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/25/arts/pop-music-a-jazz-pianist-stands-tall-in-the-rock-underground.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=23 March 2023 |date=25 January 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Cohan |first1=Brad |title=Q&A: Matthew Shipp On His Early New York Days, Getting Shit For Playing Electronics, And Black Music Disaster |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2012/07/06/qa-matthew-shipp-on-his-early-new-york-days-getting-shit-for-playing-electronics-and-black-music-disaster/ |website=The Village Voice |access-date=23 March 2023 |date=6 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Cantor |first1=Dave |title=Matthew Shipp's Steady Diet Of Improv And Hard News |url=https://downbeat.com/news/detail/matthew-shipps-steady-diet-of-improv-and-news |website=DownBeat |access-date=23 March 2023 |date=17 July 2020}}</ref>