Upcoming Performances
TS Trio w/ Greg Osby
An explosive combination of talents on-stage at Yale University. Details and ticket link are forthcoming.
Artist-In-Residence with the HUB New Music Ensemble
Hailed as “contemporary chamber trailblazers” by the Boston Globe, this nimble quartet of winds and strings defies musical boundaries. Experience their dynamic fusion of flute, clarinet, violin, and cello, as they champion new compositions and celebrate the vibrant tapestry of modern classical music. Join us for an evening that redefines the limits of musical creativity and community-building, with Sorey joining on drums/percussion and in collaborative improvisation. Tickets range from $10 to $20.
Sandbox Percussion with Conor Hanick
A leader in a new era of contemporary percussion chamber music, Sandbox Percussion and brilliant pianist and new-music champion Conor Hanick bring a program of premieres, including the first New York City performances of two works composed for them: Don’t Look Down by Christopher Cerrone and For Arthur Jafa by Tyshawn Sorey. (Sorey will not be involved in the performance.) Tickets start at $40.
Vijay Iyer Trio Residency
This talented ensemble, featuring Tyshawn Sorey on drums, performs for two shows nightly: 8 and 10pm.
Max Roach Listening Session
Pique-nique and Winter Jazzfest present the musical shapeshifter and renowned drummer Tyshawn Sorey, performing Max Roach’s classic album 'Members, Don’t Git Weary'. Part of the "Take Two" deep-listening series, the evening will consist of an uninterrupted playback of the 1968 album followed by a live reinterpretation by Sorey and his sextet, connecting the dots between record culture and live music culture. Followed by a dance party with music by BBC radio great Gilles Peterson. This event is SOLD OUT.
US Premiere of For Grachan Moncur III
A US premiere from brilliant composer, multi-instrumentalist, and MacArthur Fellow Tyshawn Sorey in performance with JACK Quartet – the ensemble thrillingly presenting chamber music for the 21st century. Celebrated for his extraordinary ability to blend composition and improvisation, Sorey furthers his longtime collaboration with the modern string quartet champions with For Grachan Moncur III (Everything Changes, Nothing Changes II). Following a world premiere at the Lucerne Festival in summer 2022, the work is in homage to Moncur – the late composer and trombonist who blazed a trail through modern jazz in the 1960s, shares Sorey’s Newark, NJ roots, and had a major influence on Sorey’s musical development.
TS Trio Performance
Sorey, Diehl & Brewer reunite for a live performance that will inform and inspire the Trio’s next recording.
Solo Show - Piano & Electronics
Rare opportunity to catch an intimate, solo performance.
TS Trio @ London Jazz Festival
London welcomes Sorey, Diehl, and Brewer to perform selections from their recent celebrated recordings, Mesmerism and Continuing.
TS Trio in Residence @ Village Vanguard (multiple shows)
“The composer and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey, a Newark native...is among the most formidable denizens of the in-between zone...Here is an extraordinary talent who can see across the entire musical landscape.”
— The New Yorker
TS Trio @ Chicago Humanities
At Chicago Humanities, this genre-defying composer takes the stage for a performance with his celebrated trio (Aaron Diehl on piano, Harish Raghavan on bass) featuring pieces from Sorey’s acclaimed albums, Mesmerism, and The American Songbook including Duke Ellington's REM Blues, Kosma's Autumn Leaves, and Detour Ahead.
Donaueschinger Musiktage
The "Donaueschinger Musiktage" is the oldest and most traditional festival for new music in the world.
World premiere of new composition with YarnWire.
Recording with the Kim Cass Trio
Artistic collaboration with fellow Pi Recordings artist and acclaimed bassist
Recording of Monochromatic (Afterlife)
Production in conjunction with the Houston Chamber Choir and DACAMERA
Forthcoming album from Colin Hinton
Production duties for new project from this accomplished drummer
DARMSTÄDTER FERIENKURSE
Two-week festival, international summer academy, discourse platform and artistic laboratory.
A dense program of concerts, courses, workshops, lectures, discussions, think tanks and studios, with the participation of about 60 tutors and many other guests. About 400 active participants from about 50 nations are expected.
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with the Vijay Iyer Trio
The Trio returns to NYC for a special orchestral performance.
Nublu 21st Anniversary Show w/James Francies & Immanuel Wilkins
One night only! This is a 21+ event.
Vijay Iyer Trio w/special guest Graham Haynes
An arresting artist, Vijay Iyer allows the boldness of his vulnerability to inform his live performances. The Grammy-nominated pianist and composer invites audiences to join him and his fellow artists on a unique exploration through each set. His trio moves through the music in constant discourse, finding new pathways in and out of each tune. His ensemble features Harish Raghavan on bass and Tyshawn Sorey on drums. Graham Haynes, cornet/flugelhorn (6/16 & 6/17)
Some evenings have multiple sets. Please see website for full details and to purchase tickets.
Ars Nova Workshop presents FIELDWORK
Ars Nova Workshop is thrilled to present the long-awaited return of Fieldwork, the innovative trio of Vijay Iyer, Tyshawn Sorey and Steve Lehman, in a three-night run of workshop performances at Solar Myth.
This is a 21+ event.
Be Holding
Inspired by Philadelphia 76ers basketball legend “Dr. J” and his iconic baseline scoop in the 1980 NBA Finals, Be Holding meditates on America’s history of racial violence in search of Black genius, justice, and joy.
Produced by Girard College, a tuition-free boarding school for underserved youth that was at the center of Philadelphia’s civil rights movement, Be Holding opens the school’s historic campus to the city and fosters conversation on social justice issues that continue to impact its majority Black population today.
For tickets: click here
Claire Chase: Density @ 10
Density 2036 is a 24-year project begun by Claire Chase in 2013 to commission a new body of repertory for solo flute each year until the 100th anniversary of Edgard Varèse’s groundbreaking 1936 flute solo, Density 21.5. Chase will commission and premiere a new program of flute music every year until 2036. Each piece in the project will expand the boundaries of the instrument. For the ten-year anniversary of Density 2036, Chase performs all Density commissions up to the present in a series of concerts at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall and in free performances at The Kitchen’s Westbeth Loft as part of Carnegie Hall Citywide. The final two programs will be the world premieres of Density 2036: part ix, a piece by Craig Taborn performed in collaboration with the composer, and Density 2036: part x, a piece by Anna Thorvaldsdottir performed with a small ensemble, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall.
Performance is free with RSVP.
Morton Feldman's Triadic Memories
The quietest, dreamiest, most demanding of Morton Feldman’s solo piano pieces, Triadic Memories, performed by the powerhouse duo of Conrad Tao and Tyshawn Sorey. Pianist and composer Conrad Tao is a leader of the new generation of classical music. Newark-born composer and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey is celebrated for his incomparable virtuosity, effortless mastery and memorization of highly complex scores, and an extraordinary ability to blend composition and improvisation in his work.
Long Play Festival - For George Lewis
Alarm Will Sound performs Tyshawn Sorey’s lush tribute to his musical mentor.
TAK Ensemble
2022-2023 marks TAK’s 10th anniversary season, celebrating a decade of cultivating creative programming at the highest level. Upcoming projects include a new commission from Tyshawn Sorey to be premiered at Lincoln Center in fall 2022, commissions from Michelle Lou and DM R with Joy Guidry to be premiered at TAK’s 10th anniversary celebration in May 2023, and new works from Eric Wubbels, Seth Cluett, Natacha Diels, Bryan Jacobs, Elaine Mitchener, Ann Cleare, Weston Olencki, and Jessie Cox. This season will also see the release of TAK's first collaboratively composed work on dinzu artefacts.
SF Jazz Festival w/The Vijay Iyer Trio
Vijay Iyer’s week continues with the Bay Area premiere of the most recent iteration of his superlative trio featuring bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Tyshawn Sorey.
Tickets here.
SF Jazz Festival w/The Vijay Iyer Trio
Vijay Iyer’s week continues with the Bay Area premiere of the most recent iteration of his superlative trio featuring bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Tyshawn Sorey.
Tickets here.
SF Jazz Festival w/The Vijay Iyer Trio
Vijay Iyer’s week continues with the Bay Area premiere of the most recent iteration of his superlative trio featuring bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Tyshawn Sorey. This event is live and streaming.
Tickets here.