Matthew (ship)

[ The Matthew was a ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 from Bristol to North America, presumably Newfoundland. After a voyage which had got no further than Iceland, Cabot left again with only one vessel, the Matthew, a small ship (50 tons), but fast and able. The crew consisted of only 18 people. The Matthew departed either 2 May or 20 May 1497. She sailed to Dursey Head, Ireland, from where she sailed due west, expecting to reach Asia. However, landfall was reached in North America on 24 June 1497. His precise landing-place is a matter of much controversy, with Bonavista or St. John's in Newfoundland the most likely sites.
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Matthew Shipp (born December 7, 1960) is an American free jazz pianist. Shipp has been very active since the early 1990s, appearing on dozens of albums as a leader, sideman or producer. His dense, percussive style is often compared to Cecil Taylor's, although Shipp himself has constantly denied it. In truth it would be difficult for any contemporary pianist to avoid the influence of Taylor; Shipp, and others like Cooper-Moore, are going beyond Taylor.
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