Finalist for a Pulitzer, Sorey is now a Philadelphian, or at least teaches here, and is doing A LOT in the city over the next year or so. Just scooped tickets for a June showcase of his ongoing Fieldwork project, in a trio with Vijay Iyer and Steve Lehman. Very stoked!
― Goose Bigelow, Fowl Gigolo (the table is the table), Wednesday, 10 May 2023 13:50 (one year ago) link
that trio sounds fab! I'm always happy for a new Tyshawn Sorey project, looking forward to whatever they release.
― calzino, Wednesday, 10 May 2023 17:49 (one year ago) link
ooh new trio album out, sounds great so far
― calzino, Wednesday, 5 July 2023 10:31 (ten months ago) link
Pulitzer winner: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/arts/music/tyshawn-sorey-pulitzer-music.html
― jaymc, Monday, 6 May 2024 23:40 (three weeks ago) link
Awesome news. I know he won it for composition, but I'm wondering if he's the first-ever Pulitzer-winning drummer.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 7 May 2024 00:35 (three weeks ago) link
Does Steve Reich count?
― jaymc, Tuesday, 7 May 2024 00:44 (three weeks ago) link
Yeah, I suppose so. Afaik he was never "the drummer" in a band the way Sorey has been, but his background is percussion.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 7 May 2024 01:23 (three weeks ago) link
She didn't win, but Jlin was shortlisted last year, along with Sorey. So percussion is definitely in the mix at the moment. As is jazz, one of the other shortlisted works this year was 'Double Concerto for esperanza spalding, Claire Chase, and large orchestra, by Felipe Lara'.
Sorey but a live version of the winning piece on Soundcloud, it seems: https://soundcloud.com/tyshawn-sorey/adagio-for-wadada-leo-smith
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 7 May 2024 12:37 (three weeks ago) link
Every year since it happened, it looks weirder that Kendrick won a Pulitzer for a straight-ahead rap album
― jaymc, Tuesday, 7 May 2024 12:45 (three weeks ago) link