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DOORS 6PM, SHOW 7-8PM | DOORS 9PM, SHOW 9:30-10:30PM

One of the most sought-after figures in contemporary music, Tyshawn Sorey has changed jazz as we know it.

This genre-defying composer and drummer takes the stage for a performance featuring pieces from his acclaimed album Mesmerism, which showcases the joy of improvising over songs from the Great American Songbook, in a return to his musical roots after a career steeped in the avant-garde.

The goal, he explains, was to “document the unwavering love and appreciation I have for [my favorite songs from the Great American songbook] in the most honest, earnest way I can, as well as those by composers whose work I feel should also exist in this canon.” The 2017 MacArthur Fellow and 2023 Pulitzer Prize finalist is “an extraordinary talent who can see across the entire musical landscape.” (The New Yorker) Sorey makes his UMS debut as a bandleader, with two sets featuring his trio, including pianist Aaron Diehl and bass player Matt Brewer, at the Blue LLama Jazz Club in downtown Ann Arbor.

THE BAND:

Tyshawn Sorey, drums
Aaron Diehl, piano
Harish Raghavan, bass