UNDERBRUSH
UNDERBRUSH
by Katy Martin
2019, video, 16 minutes
— with music by Matthew Shipp, recorded live at The Vision Festival in New York
— performed by The Matthew Shipp Acoustic Ensemble with Matthew Shipp (composer/conductor/piano), Newman Taylor Baker (drums), Michael Bisio (bass), Jason Kao Hwang (violin), Mat Walerian (clarinet), and Nate Wooley (trumpet)
In this film, moving image supports the sound, and the music in turn opens up the image. That is in keeping with modes of improvisational jazz, where at times, members of the ensemble take the lead and, at other times, stand back to listen and support.
This video was created at the invitation of the Vision Festival in New York, and a silent version was projected onstage during the music’s premier performance.