The Pace Report: "The Composing Educator" The Tyshawn Sorey Interview
Welcome to another edition of The Pace Report featuring multi-instrumentalist and composer Tyshawn Sorey. The Newark, New Jersey native is a 2017 MacArthur Fellow and currently Assistant Professor of Music at Wesleyan University.
Tyshawn performed a three-night residency at The Kitchen where he performed a duo set with pianist Marilyn Crispell, music ensemble which features electronics and freestyle, and his sextet piece in which he composed during a Rauschenberg Foundation Residency.
Over the years Tyshawn has played and record with the likes of Vijay Iyer, Jason Moran, John Zorn, Anthony Braxton, Steve Coleman, and Roscoe Mitchell.
I sat down with Tyshawn during his residency to talk about his role as a composer, how he's raising his presence as an educator and mentor and reflects on the legacy of NEA Jazz Master and mentor Anthony Braxton.
For more info on Tyshawn's upcoming show dates or to order his music, please visit him online @ www.tyshawnsorey.com.