Dr. Tyshawn Sorey is an award-winning American composer. The Pulitzer Prize-winning MacArthur Fellow is a really hot jazz percussionist and educator with something to say. He can say it in jazz. He can say it in classical. He’s a talking drum.
Tyshawn Sorey in New York City
Dr. Tyshawn Sorey Trio & Sandbox Percussion play “Cogitations,” their newly commissioned Max Roach Centennial tribute; at Kaufmann Concert Hall at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side; on Friday, February 21, 2025 at 6:30pm, both in-person and online. From $25. 92ny.org 🇺🇸
Max Roach was an American jazz drummer and composer who was one of the bebop pioneers at a magical time in New York City. He was a restless artist who constantly searched for new sources of inspiration, and new ways to express himself. He studied Haitian drum in Haiti, and composed for theatre, dance, and orchestra. He even played a hip hop concert for Fab Five Freddy. The language of jazz is universal, so a strong hand can take it anywhere. Considering Roach’s approach to music, you can’t help but see the score for Dr. Tyshawn Sorey.
New York City Venues
- 92nd Street Y in Manhattan’s Upper East Side
Tyshawn Sorey
Dr. Tyshawn Sorey is composer and percussionist at the top of his game. The 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Music-winner (“Adagio” for Wadada Leo Smith) and MacArthur Fellow (2017) is composition faculty at the University of Pennsylvania. He has played with a Who’s Who of jazz greats, and his work has been performed in the world’s major music halls.
Tyshawn Sorey Trio
The Tyshawn Sorey Trio is three heavy hitters:
- Sorey, drums and percussion
- Aaron Diehl, piano
- Harish Raghavan, bass
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Instagram @dr.szechuan.soiree_official (His handle is a clever sound poem.)