Vijay Iyer
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Jazz still has rites of passage. Tenor saxophonists, eventually, have to record “Body and Soul”. Hawkins did it, and eventually they have to do it. ...

Pianist Vijay Iyer may be one of the great ones; only time will tell. The pianist has risen to become a critics' darling, mostly on the basis of his q...

Iyer has taken on the challenge of the solo piano album and succeeded brilliantly.Vijay Iyer?Solo?(ACT Music 9497-2)The reputation of pianist Vijay Iy...

There is an air of complete authority in the dark-hued tones of pianist Vijay Iyer's playing, a gravitas that carries the listener to the depths of hu...

Vijay Iyer is, simply put, one of the most interesting and vital young pianists in jazz today. His 15-year recording career has found him equally at h...

After more than a dozen albums as headman or co-leader since 1995, Vijay Iyer has finally released a solo album. In many ways, Solo follows a clear li...

Following up on the critical acclaim of his 2009 trio album Historicity, New York City-based piano guru Vijay Iyer steps out on his own with his debut...

The improvisatory, experimental culture of jazz means that its audience is fixated on finding something new. Jazz critics have embraced Vijay Iyer bec...

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Pianist and composer Vijay Iyer, just voted jazz musician of the year by the US Jazz Journalists Association, has that alert, self-conscious approach ...