FIELDWORK (VIJAY IYER / STEVE LEHMAN / TYSHAWN SOREY)
Genres: World Fusion, Avant-Garde Jazz • United States

Described as “provocatively collaborative and thoroughly modern” by The New York Times and as a “power trio for the new century” by NPR, Fieldwork is a longstanding collective of three internationally revered pioneers of contemporary music: saxophonist-composer Steve Lehman, pianist-composer Vijay Iyer, and drummer-composer Tyshawn Sorey. Their individual trajectories as bandleaders and recording artists have captivated audiences and critics worldwide. But as a band they employ a communal rehearsal process that they began over twenty years ago, in which extended group improvisations are used to develop and transform their intricate individual compositions into elaborate, breathtaking ensemble performances.  Together they conjure a dense, visceral musical world, tightly unified, extroverted, and high-impact, with a persistent, mysterious inner logic. Thereupon, Fieldwork’s long-awaited fourth album and the second with this all-star lineup, will be released in September 2025 on Pi Recordings. Called  “a virtuoso alto saxophonist” and “a state-of-the-art musical thinker” by The read more...