Biography
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Born
8 July 1980 (age 44)
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Born In
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States
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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