The drummer Tyshawn Sorey confounds easy assumptions, including the assumption that because he is a drummer, his own music should favor the drums, or the assumption that because he plays jazz, all of his music should sound like jazz. His new band is a trio with guitar and bass, but its pretty far from any standard model with that setup.
The group played its first gig ever on Wednesday at the Stone; Mr. Sorey is the guest programmer at that East Village club this month. It performed music from its album Koan (482 Music), to be released on Sept. 29, and included some of the quietest improvised music Ive heard, with scores as a suggestion, but improvisation as meat on the bones. The lines between the two were at times almost inaudible.
Cumulatively the set had more guitars than drums, and for one long section Mr. Sorey removed himself from the drum kit and watched the other musicians playing nylon-string guitars.
The group played its first gig ever on Wednesday at the Stone; Mr. Sorey is the guest programmer at that East Village club this month. It performed music from its album Koan (482 Music), to be released on Sept. 29, and included some of the quietest improvised music Ive heard, with scores as a suggestion, but improvisation as meat on the bones. The lines between the two were at times almost inaudible.
Cumulatively the set had more guitars than drums, and for one long section Mr. Sorey removed himself from the drum kit and watched the other musicians playing nylon-string guitars.
