Results for "Vijay Iyer"

Article: Album Review

Trio 3 + Vijay Iyer: Wiring

by John Sharpe
November 18, 2014

It really should be Trio 4 by now! For their previous four albums the threesome has added a pianist to the ranks, first Geri Allen, then Irene Schweizer, then Allen again, and lastly Jason Moran. Now on Wiring Vijay Iyer takes over the piano stool. You could argue that with their credentials saxophonist Oliver Lake (World ...

Video

RADHE RADHE: Rites of Holi Trailer

Featuring the music of Vijay Iyer
Duration: 1:32
November 7, 2014

RADHE RADHE: Rites of Holi is a vivid multimedia collaboration by composer-pianist Vijay Iyer and filmmaker Prashant Bhargava, who were inspired by the centennial of the Stravinsky-Nijinsky Le Sacre du Printemps to explore another rite of spring: the Hindu festival of Holi, famous for its revelry of color in celebration of the love between the divine Krishna and mortal-born Radha.

Article: Album Review

Ananda Gari: T - Duality

by Karl Ackermann
October 31, 2014

The young Italian drummer Ananda Gari has been solidifying his credentials in some prestigious company. As part of the quartet Fool Circle, he recorded Moving Thoughts (Rai Trade--Videoradio, 2011) with pianist Stefano Battaglia. With his brother, pianist Govinda Gari, he recorded Incipit (Goodfellas, 2013) featuring saxophonist Mark Turner. On T-Duality--his first outing as a leader--Gari has ...

Article: Interview

Tony Miceli: Vibes Matter

by Victor L. Schermer
October 21, 2014

Tony Miceli is a long-time master vibraphonist who, until a few short years ago, was relatively unknown outside of the Philadelphia area, when he started getting requests to perform and teach all over the world. Now, he is in demand in Ireland, South Korea, Argentina, and Australia, not to mention New York and the West Coast, ...

Article: Album Review

Tom Chang: Tongue and Groove

by Vincenzo Roggero
October 7, 2014

L'incontro tra musica indiana e musica improvvisata è da qualche anno una presenza tutt'altro che sporadica nelle vicende jazzistiche grazie anche all'affermarsi di una schiera di musicisti di primo piano quali Rudresh Mahanthappa, Rez Abbasi, Vijay Iyer e alle loro differenti visioni espressive. Il chitarrista di origine coreana Tom Chang si aggiunge alla schiera con la ...

Article: Album Review

Tyshawn Sorey: Alloy

by Karl Ackermann
September 30, 2014

From an early age composer/drummer/educator Tyshawn Sorey has found creative outlets in not just music but in painting and literature as well. Never one to compartmentalize his own imagination, he has enthusiastically explored blues, gospel, classical and music for dance so it seems quite natural that his current music defies categories. Whether listening or writing, he ...

Article: Album Review

The Cellar and Point: The Cellar and Point: Ambit

by Paul Naser
September 16, 2014

The unique atmosphere of The Cellar and Point's newest record Ambit (Cuneiform, 2014) is difficult to pin down in words, let alone to classify as a particular genre. Drummer Joe Branciforte and guitarist Chris Botta's brainchild, the result of years of absorbing influences as diverse as the Wu Tang Clan and Anton Webern, is an intriguing ...

News: Performance / Tour

NEC’s Jazz Studies & Contemporary Improvisation Departments Present Nearly 100 Free Performances For 2014-2015 Season

July 22, 2014

Plus Residencies with World-Renowned Performers September 2, 2014 — May 19, 2015 Highlights include: The Music of John Zorn: A 35-Year Retrospective; Order of the Virtues a re-interpretation of Hildegarde Von Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum; The Music of Ken Schaphorst and John Medeski; Workshops/masterclasses with Lake Street Dive, Jason Moran/Vijay Iyer, Evan Parker, Fred Hersch, John Hollenbeck ...

Article: Book Review

Guido Michelone - 60 Jazzisti

by Angelo Leonardi
June 25, 2014

60 Jazzisti Guido Michelone pag.303 ISBN: 978-88-488-1574-1 Edizioni Lampi di Stampa 2014 Euro 21,00. “Questi 60 non sono i jazzisti che più amo, né quelli che conosco meglio -scrive l'autore nell'introduzione- ma quelli di cui negli ultimi anni mi si è chiesto di scrivere, su differenti riviste, ...

Article: Album Review

Pete Robbins Quartet: Pyramid

by Stefano Merighi
June 4, 2014

Avevamo lasciato Pete Robbins come protagonista del notevole album con il Transatlantic Quartet (Live in Basel) ed eccolo di nuovo, nel frattempo impegnato in diversi progetti, con un quartetto newyorkese da sogno, composto da Vijay Iyer, Eivind Opsvik e Tyshawn Sorey. Pyramid è un album un po' particolare, che assembla materiale originale a riletture di classici ...