Composer, conductor, multi-instrumentalist and MacArthur "genius" Tyshawn Sorey, whose work this year was central for critic Larry Blumenfeld. John Rogers/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Immanuel Wilkins' album The 7th Hand tops WRTI editorial director Nate Chinen's album list this year. Courtesy of Blue Note Records/NPR hide caption
Dancer Calvin "Cal" Hunt during rehearsals for Tyshawn Sorey's Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) at the Park Avenue Armory on Sept. 24, 2022. Laylah Amatullah Barrayn for NPR hide caption
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Composer, conductor and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey leads a rehearsal of his Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) at the Rothko Chapel in Houston on Feb. 18. Scott Dalton/DACAMERA hide caption
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Sasha Velour stars in The Island We Made, an opera composed by Angélica Negrón and filmed in a mid-century Staten Island house. Matthew Placek/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
'The Island We Made': Lip-Sync Opera And High Drag Sing An Ode To Mothers
From left: Tyshawn Sorey, Vijay Iyer and Linda May Han Oh. The trio, Iyer's newest, collaborated on the album Uneasy. Craig Marsden/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
"We're reduced to being something on sight," says Lawrence Brownlee. The tenor sings a new song cycle with music by Tyshawn Sorey and words by Terrance Hayes. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Composer, multi-instrumentalist and educator Tyshawn Sorey, who has been granted a MacArthur Fellowship. John Rogers/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tyshawn Sorey, A Musical Shapeshifter, Wins MacArthur 'Genius' Prize
Under Oblique — I's zigzag lines, Tyshawn Sorey's drums barrel along like a runaway tractor trailer. Lucy Wood/Flickr hide caption
Steve Coleman performs with Five Elements, including Jonathan Finlayson (on trumpet, foreground), on the Harbor Stage at the Newport Jazz Festival. Erik Jacobs/NPR hide caption
Steve Coleman And Five Elements: Newport Jazz 2011
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Pianist Kris Davis has a delicate yet searching touch on Paradoxical Frog, a trio record with Tyshawn Sorey and Ingrid Laubrock. EyeShotJazz hide caption
Cooper-Moore, Assif Tsahar and Chad Taylor make up the funky Digital Primitives. courtesy of the artist hide caption