Exploring and Performing Third Stream Music, Part 1

Pianist Matthew Shipp, violist Mat Maneri, and bassist Michael Bisio discuss the origins of Third Stream music, talk about the styles of expression that it encompasses, and play some of Shipp's original music in this multi-video series!
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Matthew Shipp - Piano
Mat Maneri - Viola
Michael Bisio - Bass
Eric Suquet - Director
Bill Thomas - Director of Photography
Aaron Chandler - Sound Engineer
Seton Hawkins - Producer

[@johnkendall7406]

I once played in a collective Improvisation ensemble at New England Conservatory where Joe Maneri sat in. Truly a unique musical language that kept you wanting more.

[@theelectricant98]

wow Matthew Shipp is awesome, did a great job of explaining this

[@sparkshot289]

Third stream is perfect for the saxophone

[@AndreaPortovenere]

Thank you. Very very interesting and well done.

[@gx3079]

what piece is the intro to this video ?

[@anthonymc3097]

No music in this video, just talk (fyi)

[@paulmitchell5349]

The best jazzers have classical training.

[@diannelovesyou]

ha

[@chrisharry3475]

In this sense, sure. There are plenty of players whose focus was more firmly rooted in the older aspects of jazz language, as they are as important in my opinion.

[@brendanmcgrath4831]

Not necessarily - why do you say that? Perhaps it would be more accurate to say your favourite pianists have classical training.

[@chrisharry3475]

In fact if anything, this is just by and large due to the evolution of jazz as musical language and an art form. It's come from the literal street into concert halls and university classrooms, so to say that classical music is imperative to jazz is pretty dishonest as far as where the music came from and how it was executed for the first 60 years of its existence. Classical may have been an influence in its creation, but the blues and other song forms are more important in my opinion.
Most classical players I know today can't play jazz in the way it's meant to be played, they are good with lead sheets and charts.

[@brendanmcgrath4831]

@@chrisharry3475 I honestly couldn't agree with you more. Jazz is an aural tradition similar to high baroque, and to represent it as something that is inherently informed by through composed music is inaccurate.