Upcoming Performances
Village Vanguard w/Vijay Iyer Trio
Sorey again join the Vijay Iyer Trio for a week’s residency at The Vanguard. Two shows each night: 8 & 10pm.
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Sorey: "Alone" @ Ear We Are Festival
Kicking off his 2025 European Tour, Sorey shares a more intimate evening of percussion, on the drum set and incorporating found objects. *Website is written in German and French.
TS Trio European Tour - Spain
Fresh off of the success of The Susceptible Now, the Trio brings their live concert experience across the Atlantic.
TS Trio European Tour - London
Continuing to snake their way through their European stops, this date brings them back to one of their frequent performance spaces in England.
TS Trio European Tour - Germany
The tour makes its way to Hamburg, for this Jazz Drum feature performance.
TS Trio European Tour - France
The Trio wraps up its tour dates with this stop in Paris.
Blacktronika Presents: Tyshawn Sorey & King Britt Ensemble
Sorey ends his dates in Europe with this percussive collaboration with DJ/composer King Britt, vocalist China Moses, in a mash-up of jazz, hip-hop, and soulful electronica.
Max Roach at 100: Cogitations
The final scheduled performance of this commissioned collaboration between the TS Trio and Sandbox Percussion Ensemble, in celebration of Max Roach’s centennial.
PDX Jazz Fest w/Vijay Iyer Trio
The Trio joins an incredible lineup of multi-disciplinary performances for this year’s Festival.
Winter JazzFest w/Vijay Iyer Trio
Sorey joins the Trio and an all-star lineup for an evening performance during the 2-day Brooklyn Marathon.
TS Trio + Sandbox: Max Roach at 100
Continuing their fall tour celebrating the Max Roach Centennial, the Trio and Sandbox Percussion make a stop in the Nation’s Capitol with an evolving composition paying tribute to the late drumming legend. This performance is free to the public, but tickets are required. RSVP today to ensure a seat.
TS Trio at U Michigan
Touring in support of their fall release, The Susceptible Now, the Trio heads to the University of Michigan and their notable Music program to share sounds. Both performances—7 and 9:30pm—are sold out, but an interest list is available to those who want to be notified of any last-minute availability.
TS Trio + Sandbox
Sorey returns to his birthplace with a few of his musical friends for an evening of rhythmic sharing.
TS Trio + Sandbox
The Trio joins forces with Sandbox Percussion for several dates in Fall 2024.
SF Jazz w/The Vijay Iyer Trio
Part of the "Boundary Pushers" series, the Trio will perform selection from their latest ECM release, Compassion. 3 shows across 2 days.
"Alone" solo piano performance @ Venice Biennale
Rare opportunity to see and hear this Pulitzer Prize-winning composer in communion with the piano, in front of a live audience.
JazzFest White Plains w/The Vijay Iyer Trio
Composer/pianist Vijay Iyer, one of the leading music makers of his generation, comes to the JazzFest White Plains with his acclaimed trio, featuring Linda May Han Oh (bass) and Tyshawn Sorey (drums).
TS Trio + vibraphonist Warren Wolf
Visionary composer, improvisor, and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey brings his modern reimaginings of music from the American Songbook to Jazz in July.
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.