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Tyshawn Sorey's "Oblique-I" Coming out on Pi Recordings September 27th

Source: Pi Recordings
September 8, 2011

Oblique—I, the highly anticipated new release from drummer/composer Tyshawn Sorey, delivers what his fans have long been seeking: an album that combines his virtuosic playing with his compositional mastery. Named one of “Five Drummers Whose Time is Now" by The New York Times, Sorey recently received his MA in Composition from Wesleyan University where he studied with Anthony Braxton. He is currently a Doctoral Fellow in Composition at Columbia University studying with George Lewis, where he is one of a ...

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Henry Threadgill's "This Brings Us To, vol. 2" Out Now

Source: Pi Recordings
October 29, 2010

October 26th Henry Threadgill's This Brings Us To, vol. 2 comes out. 2009's This Brings Us To, vol. 1 received across-the-board accolades as one of the best releases of 2009, coming in at #4 in the Down Beat Critics Poll, #4 in the Jazz Times Poll, and #2 in the Village Voice Jazz Poll, as well as numerous mentions in year end journalists lists appearing in dailys such as the New York Times among others. Far from a release of ...

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