Book Review

Thoughts on Clifford Allen’s Singularity Codex: Matthew Shipp on RogueArt

Written by Guest Reviewer, Jim Feast Clifford Allen begins his book Singularity Codex: Matthew Shipp on Rogueart, which is an exploration of the pianist’s works and philosophy, with this important insight, “The music in this volume [that of Shipp and his compeers] is quintessentially a New York music, and to narrow it down even further,

Cisco Bradley, November 24, 2025

Review: Singularity Codex (Matthew Shipp) by Clifford Allen

There has always been a dearth of quality writing on free jazz. Many mainstream jazz critics fundamentally have not understood the music and have distorted its reception, while in academia the music has often been shunned by conservative music programs. But in recent years, there have been a number of important books addressing some of

Cisco Bradley, August 16, 2023