Matthew Shipp Acoustic Ensemble | Inward Motion | Vision 23 (2 of 4)

Matthew Shipp - composition, conductor, piano Michael Bisio - bass Newman Taylor Baker - drums Jason Kao Hwang - violin Mat Walerian - clarinet ​Nate Wooley - trumpet Please subscribe to the AFA / Vision YouTube channel for the best in Free music and arts: Matthew Shipp Acoustic Ensemble Inward Motion cast the pianist in the rare role of conductor, overseeing a crack ensemble that included the bassist Michael Bisio, the drummer Newman Taylor-Baker, the violinist Jason Kao-Hwang, the clarinetist Mat Walerian and the trumpeter Nate Wooley. Sparse and calmly executed, the music was in no rush to resolve itself. It advanced deliberately, taking pleasure in examining its own texture and inner mechanisms. Trumpeter Nate Wooley and clarinetist Mat Walerian proved an especially captivating pair. For every atonal growl from Wooley’s trumpet, Walerian countered with a terse and pointed melodic phrase. Performed on Fri