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Vijay Iyer Sextet alla Casa del Jazz di Roma

by Mario Calvitti
August 23, 2018

Vijay Iyer Sextet Casa del Jazz Roma Jazz Festival 2018 Roma 23.07.2018 Dopo aver fatto man bassa di premi nei referendum delle principali riviste jazz di tutto il mondo con il suo ultimo album Far from Over, pubblicato da ECM lo scorso anno, il pianista Vijay Iyer si è presentato alla guida del suo sestetto per un tour europeo estivo di tre settimane, di cui la data romana costituiva l'ultimo concerto prima del ...

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Umbria Jazz 2018 - seconda parte

by Libero Farnè
July 28, 2018

Umbria Jazz Varie sedi Perugia 13-22.07.2018 Umbria Jazz 2018 ha chiuso i battenti: 1 milione 450 mila euro di incassi da biglietti e merchandising con 35.000 paganti. Numeri invidiabili, da capogiro, anche se un bilancio ragionato fra entrate e uscite richiederebbe un'analisi molto più approfondita. Come abbiamo anticipato nella prima parte della recensione, l'articolata mappa delle sedi concertistiche perugine rappresenta l'anima di Umbria Jazz, assegnando di volta in volta spazi idonei alle diversificate ...

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Funchal Jazz Festival 2018

by Ian Patterson
July 26, 2018

Funchal Jazz Festival 2018 Santa Catarina Park Madeira, Portugal July 12-14, 2018 A stunning tableau greets visitors to the Funchal Jazz Festival entering by the main gate, at the top of Santa Catarina Park. The first thing that catches the eye are the spectacular trees that define the park's boundaries. African, Asian, South American and Mediterranean trees, with names as exotic as their forms, are bathed in purple and green light. The park's well-kept ...

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Vijay Iyer Sextet at The Village Vanguard

by Mike Jurkovic
May 21, 2018

Vijay Iyer Sextet Village Vanguard New York, NY May 17, 2018 I'll recreate this blistering first set the best I can. The sextet nudged their way through the Vanguard's current crowd and its deep history. The applause built. Vijay Iyer took his place at the piano, turned to the crowd, spilled water on some mic and electric cables and hoped it doesn't cause a problem. He introduced his band, obviously straining-at-the-bit: Graham Haynes trumpet, ...

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Vijay Iyer at SFJAZZ

by Harry S. Pariser
February 4, 2018

Vijay Iyer SFJAZZ San Francisco, CA January 18, 19, 21, 2018 Vijay Iyer told a San Francisco audience at Herbst Theater that it is amazingly difficult to tour in the United States, by way of explaining why he did not perform in his former hometown more often. But, since, SFJAZZ opened their new building, the situation has evolved, and he has been a repeated guest at the facility. This year ...

Album Review

Vijay Iyer: Far from Over

Read "Far from Over" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
September 8, 2017

Vijay Iyer sounds so evolved and invigorating with each release that it's easy to forget that his eye-opening debut Memorophilia, Asian Improv Records) was two-plus decades ago. Think about it, Blood Sutra, Historicity, Accelerando, Tirtha... But over the course of his ECM five disc career (beginning with 2014's Mutations), there has been a little bit of creative wood shedding. Not lazy, mind you, that would be impossible with the chops and concepts Iyer consistently displays. It's some un-explainable ...

Album Review

Vijay Iyer Sextet: Far From Over

Read "Far From Over" reviewed by Mark Sullivan

by Mark Sullivan
August 28, 2017

Pianist/composer Vijay Iyer has employed different instrumental forces for each of his ECM albums. Most recently, A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke (2016) was a duet with trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, while Break Stuff (2015) featured his long standing trio with bassist Stephan Crump and drummer Marcus Gilmore. For his fifth ECM date as a leader he has expanded to a sextet. The rhythm section includes Crump and drummer Tyshawn Sorey, who has long subbed for Gilmore in the trio, ...