A growing number of musicians have mastered both notated and improvised music, but few have done it with more skill, insight, and sensitivity than pianist Cory Smythe. He won a classical Grammy for his work with star violinist Hilary Hahn, but he’s also become an integral part of groups led by percussionist and composer Tyshawn Sorey—another thrilling denizen of this rarefied turf—that improvise within Morton Feldman-inspired constellations of sound.…
A growing number of musicians have mastered both notated and improvised music, but few have done it with more skill, insight, and sensitivity than pianist Cory Smythe. He won a classical Grammy for his work with star violinist Hilary Hahn, but he’s also become an integral part of groups led by percussionist and composer Tyshawn Sorey—another thrilling denizen of this rarefied turf—that improvise within Morton Feldman-inspired constellations of sound.…