Tyshawn Sorey

Widely considered one of the most talented and influential experimental jazz musicians of his generation, Tyshawn Sorey is a composer whose innovative work defies all boundaries. His music embraces a basic paradox in contemporary experimental music, bridging a highly technical precision with the raw, virtuosic energy of improvisation so central to his work in avant-jazz collectives such as Fieldwork and the Steve Lehman Octet. Sorey has performed alongside most of the leading improvisers of our time, including John Zorn, Muhal Richard Abrams, Steve Coleman and Anthony Braxton, and had his work featured on major festivals throughout the US. He is currently pursuing a PhD at Wesleyan University.