Tyshawn Sorey

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.

Penn Live Arts has announced its 2023-24 season, featuring concerts by The Crossing, the Branford Marsalis Quartet, Cécile McLorin Salvant and much more.

For Larry Blumenfeld, the story of Sorey this year was one of a MacArthur genius reconciling his universe of talent and ambition into a singular expression.

'The Off-Off Broadway Guide to Synergism' puts Tyshawn Sorey at the helm of a dynamic small group with alto saxophonist Greg Osby out front.

Each player in this trio addresses the beat in a spontaneous way, without constant chaos. A casual romp like this session makes for breezy listening.

Invited to write a new work for Houston's Rothko Chapel, the composer and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey created a work that is both intimate and vast, like those Mark Rothko paintings.