Vijay Iyer and his New Work on the Hindu Spring Festival
As Vijay Iyer’s April 27 Carnegie Hall headline debut approaches, Iyer’s work, particularly the premiere of his new multimedia work Radhe Radhe, Rites of Holi (the spring festival of colors) during this year’s observance of Holi, has caught the attention of the Hindustan Times. Here’s Anirudh Bhattacharyyaa’s take from Mumbai on Iyer, his work and what he has accomplished. (Photo: Jimmy Katz)
-Nick Moy
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Read MoreVijay Iyer and Rudresh Mahanthappa Together Live
Two of today’s most important improvisational artists, pianist Vijay Iyer and saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, collaborators for more than a decade, in this exhilarating concert performance of “The Shape of Things,” at the Bridgestone Music Festival in Sao Paulo. With Stephen Crump, bass, and Marcus Gilmore, drums.
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Vijay Iyer: Five Great Ways to Listen to Wadada Leo Smith
We’re gratified to see the name of Wadada Leo Smith crop up in recent conversation, whether to acknowledge his contributions to long-form composition or to point to his tribute to Rosa Parks. In this post on NPR’s A Blog Supreme, pianist Vijay Iyer recommends five recordings of Wadada Leo Smith — including “Rosa Parks” — that you should check out. NPR provides the click buttons.
-Nick Moy
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Out from the Shadow of Roy Haynes: Marcus Gilmore Starts to Loom Large
Marcus Gilmore is burnishing his own well-deserved reputation with Vijay Iyer, Chick Corea and Nicholas Payton, with no help needed from his venerated grandfather, Roy Haynes. Consider this a way to find out more about an important young drummer on today’s scene, in his own right.
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Vijay Iyer: Don’t Write Off Jazz Yet
To followers of pianist Vijay Iyer, it’s no surprise that his latest trio recording, Accelerando, has been showing up left and right on critics’ year-end Ten Best lists this year. Check out this astonishingly wide-ranging interview with Iyer, including his ruminations on the state of jazz, from CitySoundInertia earlier this year. Iyer’s penetrating intelligence, razor-sharp perception and expansive passion are everywhere, cooking on all burners.
-Nick Moy
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Top 10 Jazz Albums Of 2012
I used to think year-end top 10 lists were irrelevant exercises reflecting one man’s opinions. But Patrick Jarenwattananon’s NPR top 10 jazz albums for 2012 drew me in because there is so much music being released these days. If you are not a music journalist or full-time radio host, it is impossible to keep up. So a handful of top 10 lists sending scurrying to hear music that sounds like it would interest me. The comments on Patrick’s list at the bottom of the blog are also worth reading.
-Michael Cuscuna
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