Vijay Iyer is probably best known as a pianist and bandleader in the African-American creative improvisational tradition — most say “jazz” for short — though he’s also several other things in music. He’s a composer of chamber, large ensemble and mixed-media works; a Harvard professor; a student of Indian classical music; a father and New York City resident. Committed as he is to multiplicity, there’s one place you can see many of his interests distilled at once: the trio he’s led for nearly a dozen years. He comes to Athens for a solo performance on January 29 : “A commanding one-man show” — John Fordham, The Guardian UK
“A much-lauded jazz pianist, Iyer plays nimbly in many ensembles and settings–but he really shines on Solo” –
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Grammy-nominated composer-pianist Vijay Iyer was described by Pitchfork as “one of the most interesting and vital young pianists in jazz today,” by The New Yorker as one of “today’s most important pianists… extravagantly gifted… brilliantly eclectic,” and by the Los Angeles Weekly as “a boundless and deeply important young star.”
