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"[the] most significant pianist in avant-garde jazz since Cecil Taylor."--The New York Times
Free jazz pianist Matthew Shipp and his hard-hitting trio--William Parker
(bass) and Guillermo E. Brown (drums)--perform music they created for
Combinations, a new documentary by Patrick Gaucher illuminating
the parallels between two American obsessions: boxing and jazz. The opening
set is followed by live accompaniment for the film, which explores the
split-second improvisation required in both boxing and jazz, and the unspoken
signals that propel conquest and art, violence and beauty. Both film and
score were co-commissioned by the Walker, the Flynn Center for the Performing
Arts, and Concertgebouw Brugge, Belgium. Presented in conjunction with
the exhibition The
Squared Circle: Boxing in Contemporary Art.
THE WALKER ART CENTER'S MUSIC + FILM EVENTS ARE SUPPORTED
BY THE BENTSON FAMILY FUND FOR THE ACQUISITION, CONSERVATION, AND PRESENTATION
OF FILM. SOUND UNSEEN IS SPONSORED BY GRAIN BELT PREMIUM, CITY PAGES,
RADIO K, KFAI, AND PIZZA LUCE.