BE 2026

Read: Tyshawn Sorey Ventures Beyond Genre with ‘Pillars’

“Is it exploratory improv? Electro-acoustic ambient? Ritualistic drone? Maybe all or maybe none; the album simply unfolds… revealing its brilliance in moments of deeply dialed-in interplay.” Big Ears veteran Tyshawn Sorey has released a monumental new LP, Pillars, and Rolling Stone’s Hank Shteamer has an enthusiastic review of it. 

 

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