Tyshawn Sorey

December is here, and it’s beginning to look a lot like the holiday season, thanks to trumpeter Josh Lawrence and singers April Varner and Chelsea Reed. But that's not all we've got our eye on in Moment's Notice this week.

The composer, multi-instrumentalist and MacArthur "genius" fellow, deftly straddles the classical and jazz realms while unleashing the power of spaces between the notes.

A pair of experimental-music titans join forces this weekend, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Also in Moment's Notice this week: trumpeter Terell Stafford blows up Notsolatin, and the bright young singer Julia Danielle rolls into Chris' Jazz Cafe.

If diversity is the hallmark of a healthy ecosystem, then it’s clear that jazz has little to worry about as we approach the close of 2024. Here are some of our favorites.

McCoy Tyner's "Peresina" is the opening track on a new trio album by drummer Tyshawn Sorey, featuring pianist Aaron Diehl and bassist Harish Raghavan. Before its release on Pi Recordings, hear it exclusively at WRTI.

Mikel Patrick Avery, Tyshawn Sorey and Chad Taylor, three unclassifiable drummer-composers, are among the 12 Philadelphia-based artists selected for Pew Fellowships this year.

There’s an incredible abundance of great new jazz albums already out this year. Here are five handpicked by Greg Bryant, host of Evening Jazz and the Get Down on WRTI.

The composer and percussionist was "shocked beyond belief" after hearing the news on Monday afternoon.

'Compassion,' the second studio album by the Vijay Iyer Trio, will be released on Feb. 2. ECM has just shared a video of the title track.

A collaboration between poet Ross Gay, composer Tyshawn Sorey, director Brooke O'Harra and Yarn/Wire, 'Be Holding' turns an iconic layup by Dr. J into a meditation on Black resilience.