Tyshawn Sorey

Tyshawn Sorey

Tyshawn Sorey, Mœrs festival, 2010
Background information
Birth name Tyshawn Sorey
Born July 8, 1980
Origin Newark, NJ, U.S.A
Genres Jazz, avant garde, classical, klezmer
Occupation(s) Drummer, composer
Years active 2001–present
Labels Pi Recordings, Firehouse 12 Records, 482 Music

Tyshawn Sorey (b. July 8, 1980 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American musician and composer who plays drum set, percussion, trombone and piano.

Since graduating from William Paterson University, Sorey has been a sought-after musician in many different musical idioms. He is both a performer and composer, and has had works reviewed in The Wire, The New York Times, The Village Voice, Modern Drummer and Down Beat. In August 2009, Sorey was given the opportunity to curate a month of performances at the Stone, a New York performance space owned by John Zorn. He was selected as an Other Minds 17 (2012).

Sorey recently completed a Master of Arts in composition at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. In the fall of 2011, he began pursuing doctoral work in composition at Columbia University.

To date, Sorey has released four albums as a leader: That/Not (2007, Firehouse 12 Records), Koan (2009, 482 Music), Oblique (2011, Pi Recordings) and Alloy (2014, Pi Recordings). He has recorded or performed with musicians including Wadada Leo Smith, Steve Coleman, Anthony Braxton, John Zorn, Steve Lehman, Joey Baron, Muhal Richard Abrams, Pete Robbins, Vijay Iyer, Dave Douglas, Butch Morris and Sylvie Courvoisier, among many others.

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Anthony Braxton
With John Zorn
With Steve Coleman
With Steve Lehman
With Roscoe Mitchell
With Armen Donelian
With Samuel Blaser
With Pascal Niggenkemper
With Max Johnson
With Alexandra Grimal
With Som Sum Sam
With David Binney
With Kris Davis and Ingrid Laubrock
With Henry Grimes, Roberto Pettinato and Dave Burrell
With Timuçin Şahin
With Lauer Large
With Vijay Iyer

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