Tyshawn Sorey Concert History

Born in 1980, Jazz drummer, pianist, and composer Tyshawn Sorey is a New York-based musician as well as instructor for the School for Improvisational Music and the New School. Along with leading his own projects, Sorey is a regular member of trumpeter Dave Douglas's Nomad ensemble as well as saxophonist Steve Coleman's Five Elements band. He has also racked up extensive performance experience with such artists as trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, pianist Misha Mengelberg, and reedman Anthony Braxton, among many others.

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Tyshawn Sorey Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 01, 2026
Upcoming
Newport Jazz Festival
Kamasi Washington / Chief Adjuah (FKA: Christian Scott) / Jon Batiste / Gary Clark Jr. / Cory Wong / Joshua Redman / Snarky Puppy / Marcus King / Chris Dave / Nate Smith (drummer) / John Scofield / Dave Holland / Butcher Brown / Gotts Street Park / Terri Lyne Carrington / Billy Hart Quartet with Ethan Iverson / Mei Semones / Linda May Han Oh / Ambrose Akinmusire / Tyshawn Sorey Show all bands
Fort Adams State Park Newport, Rhode Island, United States
May 07, 2026
BEING. / Peter Evans / Tyshawn Sorey / Nick Jozwiak 2220 Arts + Archives Los Angeles, California, United States
Mar 26, 2026
Tyshawn Sorey / Taper's Choice

Big Ears Festival

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The Standard Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Feb 06, 2026
Tyshawn Sorey

Members, Don’t Get Weary

Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, University of Pennsylvania
Nov 16, 2025
Tyshawn Sorey Village Vanguard New York, New York, United States
Nov 15, 2025
Tyshawn Sorey Village Vanguard New York, New York, United States
Nov 14, 2025
Tyshawn Sorey Village Vanguard New York, New York, United States
Nov 13, 2025
Tyshawn Sorey Village Vanguard New York, New York, United States
Nov 12, 2025
Tyshawn Sorey Village Vanguard New York, New York, United States
Nov 11, 2025
Tyshawn Sorey Village Vanguard New York, New York, United States
Aug 16, 2025
Akua Naru / Tyshawn Sorey / Ensemble Resonanz Kampnagel Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Aug 15, 2025
Akua Naru / Tyshawn Sorey / Ensemble Resonanz Kampnagel Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Aug 14, 2025
Akua Naru / Tyshawn Sorey / Ensemble Resonanz Kampnagel Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Aug 02, 2025
Newport Jazz Festival
Janelle Monáe / Willow / dianne reeves / Béla Fleck / Edmar Castañeda / Antonio Sanchez / KNOWER / Samm Henshaw / Terence Blanchard / Carrtoons / Kokoroko / Maimouna Youssef / Marcus Gilmore / Rich Ruth / Tyshawn Sorey / The New Jazz Underground
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Fort Adams State Park Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Mar 29, 2025
Tyshawn Sorey

Big Ears Festival

Performing Arts Center Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Mar 28, 2025
Big Ears - Friday
Immanuel Wilkins' Blues Blood / Philip Glass Ensemble / Steve Roach / Darian Donovan Thomas / Mark Guiliana / Kelly Moran / Adam Rudolph / Cowboy Sadness / Brandon Seabrook / The Nels Cline Singers / Brìghde Chaimbeul / Cassandra Jenkins / Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly / Modney / Jeff Parker ETA IVtet / More Eaze / Tyshawn Sorey / Meshell Ndegeocello (fka Me'Shell NdegéOcello) / Sun Ra Arkestra & Yo La Tengo / Rachika Nayar & Nina Keith / Dedicated Men of Zion / Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer / Alabaster dePlume / Kalia Vandever / Barry Altschul's 3 Dom Factor / Joseph Keckler / Tall Tall Trees / Thor Harris / Bia Ferreira / Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn / Wadada Leo Smith & RedKoral Quartet / Jessica Pratt / Flore Laurentienne / Swamp Dogg / iiisa / Esperanza Spalding / Eucademix / Sam Bush Band / Michael Hurley / Squanderers / Tarta Relena / Merce Lemon / Steve Coleman And Five Elements / Still House Plants / Molten Soundscapes / Bill Frisell / Mike Reed's Separatist party feat. Ben LaMar Gay & Bitchin' Bajas / Jules Reidy / Anohni and the Johnsons / Carlos Niño Salon Night 1: Subtle Movements Trio / 101 Audio Odyssey / Suss / Ahmed / Ambrose Akinmusire / Maria Chàvez + Victoria Shen + Mariam Rezaei / Taj Mahal / Antipop Consortium / Les Claypool's Bastard Jazz Show all bands
Various Venues Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Feb 21, 2025
Tyshawn Sorey 92nd Street Y New York, New York, United States
Jan 12, 2025
NYC Winter Jazzfest
Ravi Coltrane / Ben Williams / David Virelles / Dezron Douglas / Jeff "Tain" Watts / Joel Ross / Kalia Vandever / Mike Haldeman / Kassa Overall / Kenny Warren / Linda May Han Oh / Tyshawn Sorey / Melissa Aldana / Nasheet Waits / Rafiq Bhatia / Sam Newsome / Theon Cross / Tomoki Sanders Show all bands
Roulette New York, New York, United States
Jan 10, 2025
NYC Winter Jazzfest
Jakob Bro / Henry Threadgill / Linda May Han Oh / Ambrose Akinmusire / Tyshawn Sorey / Wadada Leo Smith / Vijay Iyer
Performance Space New York - Keith Haring Theater New York, New York, United States
Nov 24, 2024
Tyshawn Sorey Victoria Theater, New Jersey Performing Arts Center Newark, New Jersey, United States

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Jazz
Experimental
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Free Jazz
Contemporary Classical
Piano
Contemporary Jazz
Experimental Jazz
Avant-Garde Jazz
Ambient Jazz
Modern Free Jazz
African-American Classical
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Concerts Per Year:

2026 4 concerts
2025 15 concerts
2024 8 concerts
2023 16 concerts
2022 13 concerts
2021 6 concerts
2020 1 concert
2019 5 concerts
2018 9 concerts
2017 14 concerts
2016 2 concerts
2015 2 concerts
2012 1 concert
2011 2 concerts
2010 4 concerts
2009 10 concerts
2007 2 concerts
2006 2 concerts

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