In august 2009, sorey curated a month of performances at the stone, a new york performance space owned by john zorn. Drummercomposer sorey remains as determinedly unique as ever, playing a quiet music that develops gradually and draws at least as much from modern. Listen to your favorite songs from alloy by tyshawn sorey now. Contemplating tranquility composerdrummer tyshawn sorey is widely considered to be among the most important young artists at the intersection between composed and improvised music. The wall street journal has called him a composer of radical and. As a percussionist, trombonist, and pianist, tyshawn has performed andor recorded nationally and internationally with his own. Sorey s previous album alloy leaned largely on ideas of suspense and the slow evolution of a composition. Unfiltered by tyshawn sorey, released 04 march 2020 1.
Young avantgarde jazz drummer tyshawn sorey s stunning new disc contains little drumming and even less jazz, but plenty of avantgarde. Cory smythes piano, wandering in everchanging circles but never quite leaving, suggests bill evans at his most pensive. Young avantgarde jazz drummer tyshawn soreys stunning new disc contains little drumming and even less jazz, but plenty of avantgarde. The first track on verisimilitude, tyshawn soreys newest record and first in a trio format since 2014s alloy, presents a fractured vision of jazz. He has performed internationally with his own ensembles, as well as artists such as john zorn, vijay iyer, roscoe mitchell, muhal richard abrams, wadada leo smith, marilyn crispell, claire chase, jason moran, evan parker, anthony. Percussionist and composer tyshawn sorey this week, lets check out some videos of percussionist and composer tyshawn sorey, whos coming to st. As an instrumentalist, he is known for his skillful open, grooveoriented, and throughcomposed forms and. Jack quartets first selfcurated multicomposer disc, everything changes, nothing changes, music by sabrina schroeder and tyshawn sorey created by. Oct 11, 2017 tyshawn sorey, a musical shapeshifter, wins macarthur genius prize. Sorey is an active composer, performer, educator, and scholar who works across an extensive range of musical idioms. Tyshawn soreys obliquei coming out on pi recordings september 27th. With this album, he cites the influence of braxton and improvisercomposer lawrence butch morris the latter known for his conduction technique that involved both improvisation and conducting. Jun 28, 2017 fresh from a starring role at the ojai festival in california, the prodigious multiinstrumentalist and composer tyshawn sorey, a developing master of unpredictable complexities, settles down at. Soreys latest and best album is bereft of almost anything resembling a steady cadence.
Tyshawn sorey trio verisimilitude pi recordings, 2017 mr. Alloy is an album that draws you in with its introspective beginning, and an almost deceptive simplicity. Louis with his trio to perform in a concert presented by new music circle at 8. Apr 25, 2019 let no one think that tyshawn soreys use of a pianobassdrums trio on verisimilitude, his sixth album and one of his strongest, brings it closer to the conventions of jazz or anything else. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced tyshawn. Find tyshawn sorey discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Tyshawn sorey in residency at the stone the new york times. But the four compositions tyshawn sorey has prepared for the listener reveal greater depths with each listen, and end up traversing a great deal of territory from minimal gestures, to a lovely statement of a classical theme, to hiphop rhythms, to intense lowerregister excursions on.
Drummercomposer sorey remains as determinedly unique as ever, playing a quiet music that develops gradually and draws at least as much from modern classical music. Tyshawn sorey is a composer, performer, educator, and scholar working across an extensive range of musical idioms. Tyshawn sorey is a multiinstrumentalist, improviser, composer, ensemble leader, and conductor assimilating and transforming ideas from a broad spectrum of traditional and experimental idioms into musical creations that celebrate alternative musical modeling within the improvisationcomposition continuum. Tyshawn sorey, a musical shapeshifter, wins macarthur genius. Aug 15, 2017 tyshawn sorey is one of contemporary musics most adroit thrashers. Alloy is the highly anticipated new release from drummercomposer tyshawn sorey, his first as a leader since his obliquei topped multiple. Tyshawn sorey is celebrated for his virtuosity and an extraordinary ability to blend composition and improvisation in his work. Tyshawn sorey born july 8, 1980 is an american drummer and composer. By josh campbell tyshawn sorey has consistently released albums about every two years. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Fay victortyshawn sorey constellation jazz chicago.
Tyshawn sorey, a musical shapeshifter, wins macarthur. However, on its own merits the inner spectrum of variables is an ambitious work that deftly combines strings, piano and percussion to make an assured, mature statement as a composition. Tyshawn soreys profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Michele rosewoman, liberty ellman, and tyshawn sorey perform at. Tyshawn sorey listen and stream free music, albums, new. In fall 2017 he became assistant professor at wesleyan university. Sorey, a new jersey native who also plays trombone and piano, earned a masters degree in composition from wesleyan university. Verisimilitude by tyshawn sorey, released 04 august 2017 1. In 2012, he was selected as a composer for the other. In this dream collaboration, two of american musics brightest and most adventurous modern minds, tyshawn sorey and jason moran, collaborate to pay tribute to their clear musical and intellectual predecessor, thelonious monk. Verisimilitude by tyshawn sorey album, chamber jazz. Macarthurwinning drummer and composer, whose complex work resides between and beyond modern creative. Tyshawn sorey defeats preconceptions the new yorker.
New music for saxophones and percussion by susie ibarra and tyshawn sorey. Casimir liberski, tyshawn sorey, thomas morgan 4 casimir liberski, tyshawn sorey, thomas morgan 4 evanescences. Tyshawn sorey is one of contemporary musics most adroit thrashers. This week, lets check out some videos of percussionist and composer tyshawn sorey, whos coming to st. Originally selftaught in composition, piano, trombone, and percussion, he has worked with chamber ensembles and collaborated with a diverse array of musicians, including muhal richard abrams, ray anderson, wadada leo smith, steve coleman, peter evans, mario.
Originally selftaught in composition, piano, trombone, and percussion, he has worked with chamber ensembles and collaborated with a diverse array of musicians, including muhal richard abrams, ray anderson, wadada leo smith, steve coleman. Let no one think that tyshawn soreys use of a pianobassdrums trio on verisimilitude, his sixth album and one of his strongest, brings it closer to the conventions of jazz or anything else. Koan is a minimalist project primarily for guitar and bass that moves slowly and plainly, like a sonic desert landscape. To hear him in an ensemble led by saxophonist steve lehman or pianist vijay iyer is to enter a mindaltering rhythmic chamber. The record the wideranging composer, drummer, pianist and trombonist has been defying easy category since childhood.
Complete your purchase to save the mp3 version to your music library. In addition to being a drummer able to handle the jagged musical terrain of vijay iyer, steve coleman and steve lehman, tyshawn sorey. This show has been postponed due to severe weather. Tyshawn sorey the inner spectrum of variables music. Aug 02, 2017 tyshawn sorey trio verisimilitude pi recordings, 2017 mr. A 2015 doris duke impact award recipient, sorey performs percussion, trombone and piano nationally and internationally with his own ensembles, and artists including muhal richard abrams, steve coleman, john zorn, roscoe mitchell. Tyshawn sorey born and raised in newark, nj tyshawn sorey blends composition and improvisation across a variety of styles and genres. Gaining notice as a member of steve colemans five elements, steve lehmans combo as well as pete robbins silent z, soreys also studied under anthony braxton and is currently studying under george lewis. Drummer and composer tyshawn sorey is said to one of upandcomers whose due for an arrival. Following soreys highly acclaimed obliquei pi recordings, 2011, the four long compositions that make up alloy represent something of a shift in focus to a coexistence of established structures and improvisations where melodies are fleeting but dramatically impactful. He has performed internationally with his own ensembles, as well as artists such as john zorn, vijay iyer, roscoe mitchell, muhal richard abrams, wadada leo smith, marilyn crispell, claire chase, jason. Sorey is joined by the superb pianist corey smythe who has travelled in. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Given that sorey is one of the best jazz drummers working today, you might expect variables to be heavy on percussion, but in actuality the accents are subtle.
Tyshawn sorey completed his dma in composition in 2017. Tyshawn sorey 1 ubella preta 1 ultramar 1 umnavio 3 untold 1. Macarthurwinning drummer and composer, whose complex work resides between and beyond modern creative improvisation, jazz and vanguard classical music. Includes unlimited streaming of alloy via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. As a percussionist, trombonist, and pianist, tyshawn has performed andor recorded nationally and. The composer and multiinstrumentalist tyshawn sorey, a newark native, who turns thirtyseven this month, is among the most formidable denizens of the inbetween zone. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from tyshawn sorey at the discogs marketplace. Tyshawn meaning of tyshawn, what does tyshawn mean. Drummer, pianist and trombonist tyshawn sorey offers a somber, austere album influenced by claude debussy, morton feldman and iannis xenakis. Tyshawn sorey, a musical shapeshifter, wins macarthur genius prize. Official site for composer, multiinstrumentalist tyshawn sorey.
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