Vijay Iyer News

July 21, 2008

Don't miss the Vijay Iyer Quartet at NYC's Jazz Standard July 31-Aug 3!
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June 06, 2008


Vijay is on the cover of the July issue of DownBeat Magazine along with fellow pianist-composers Jason Moran and Matthew Shipp. The cover story is a round-table interview conducted by Ted Panken: "a candid conversation on race, techology, education and the quest to create your own musical universe."

Vijay Iyer :: Downbeat Magazine

May 30, 2008


The New York collective trio known as FIELDWORK (Vijay Iyer, piano & compositions; Steve Lehman, saxophone & compositions; Tyshawn Sorey, drums and compositions) will perform their original music this Saturday, May 31 at 7:30pm (one set only) at Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Avenue @ Astor Place, NYC.

The concert celebrates the release of their new album, Door, out now on Pi Recordings.



Praise for Door: Fieldwork website
Preview entire album
Watch a video of Fieldwork performing live
Read more about Door
Don't miss this show! Click here for more info and tickets.

May 20, 2008

Innerviews.com The global jazz envoy on infusing instrumentals with social commentary

Acclaimed pianist, composer, and sonic conceptualist Vijay Iyer discusses how his two new releases, Tragicomic and Door, reflect the mercurial world around him. Iyer also provides a revealing glimpse into his creative process and his unquenchable thirst for fresh perspectives. Read Full Article

May 7, 2008

Welcome to my new site.

April 20, 2008

Vijay Iyer's new release "Tragicomic" is out now.
Click to listen to and purchase new album.



August 1, 2007

Vijay has been named the #1 Rising Star Jazz Artist and #1 Rising Star Composer in the 2007 Downbeat MagazineInternational Critics Poll! This is the second year in a row that he has topped both of those categories. Here are some trio videos with Vijay, Stephan Crump, and Marcus Gilmore, taped live at The Stone, 19 Jan 2007.





Vijay has just been added to the jazz faculty at NYU and to the distinguished roster of Steinway artists.
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Vijay Iyer Upcoming Shows
  • Aug 22 2008 8:00P
    Jazz Festival Saalfelden / Wadada Leo Smith’s Organic Resonance
    Saalfelden
  • Aug 29 2008 9:00P
    Jazz Gallery / Vijay Iyer new quintet w/ Ambrose Akinmusire, Prasanna, Stephan Crump, Marcus Gilmore
    New York, New York
  • Aug 30 2008 6:00P
    Chicago Jazz Festival / Special Quintet (commissioned work)
    Chicago, Illinois
  • Sep 3 2008 8:00P
    Guelph Jazz Festival / DJ Spooky + Vijay Iyer
    Guelph, Ontario
  • Sep 13 2008 8:00P
    Cité de la Musique / DJ Spooky with Vijay Iyer & Rudresh Mahanthappa
    Paris
  • Sep 17 2008 8:00P
    Le Poisson Rouge / Amir ElSaffar Quartet (w/ V. Iyer, F. Moutin, E. McPherson)
    New York, New York
  • Sep 20 2008
    REDCAT / Wadada Leo Smith Golden Quintet
    Los Angeles, California
  • Oct 10 2008 8:00P
    empac.rpi.edu / FIELDWORK (iyer/lehman/sorey)
    Troy, New York
  • Oct 14 2008 4:00P
    Jazz Festival Perpignan / Raw Materials (V. Iyer / R. Mahanthappa duo)
    Perpignan
  • Oct 15 2008 8:30P
    Nancy Jazz Pulsations / Raw Materials (V. Iyer / R. Mahanthappa duo)
    Nancy
  • Oct 16 2008 1:00P
    Jazzschule / Raw Materials (workshop)
    Beme
  • Oct 17 2008 8:00P
    Bunker Ulmenwall / Raw Materials
    Bielefeld
  • Oct 18 2008
    TBA / Raw Materials
    Sibiu
  • Oct 20 2008 8:00P
    Alte Feierwache / Raw Materials
    Mannheim
  • Nov 7 2008 8:00P
    Gottingen Jazz Festival / Rudresh Mahanthappa Quartet
    Gottingen
  • Nov 8 2008 8:00P
    Unterfahrt / Rudresh Mahanthappa Quartet
    Munich
  • Nov 9 2008 8:00P
    Flottmannhallen / Rudresh Mahanthappa Quartet
    Herne
  • Nov 10 2008 8:00P
    Jazz d’Or / Rudresh Mahanthappa Quartet
    Strasbourg
  • Nov 11 2008 8:00P
    Karlstorbahnhof / Rudresh Mahanthappa Quartet
    Heidelberg
  • Nov 12 2008 8:00P
    Gems / Rudresh Mahanthappa Quartet
    Singen
  • Nov 14 2008 8:00P
    Leiden Jazz Festival / Rudresh Mahanthappa Quartet
    Leiden
  • Nov 16 2008 8:00P
    London Jazz Festival / Rudresh Mahanthappa Quartet
    London
  • Jan 21 2009 8:00P
    Modlin Center for the Arts, University of Richmond / Vijay Iyer Trio
    Richmond, Virginia
  • Jan 29 2009 8:00P
    Dartmouth University / Vijay Iyer Trio
    Hanover, New Hampshire
  • Feb 2 2009 8:00P
    Metastasio Jazz Festival / Vijay Iyer Trio
    Prato
  • Mar 6 2009 8:00P
    Symphony Space / Oliver Lake + Vijay Iyer (duo)
    New York, New York
  • Mar 8 2009 8:00P
    Alice Tully Hall / Karsh Kale & Shujaat Khan feat. Vijay Iyer & Jonathan Maron
    New York, New York
  • Apr 3 2009 8:00P
    Memorial Hall, U.N.C. Chapel Hill / Vijay Iyer Trio
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Vijay Iyer Upcoming Shows

select album for more info.

Vijay Iyer: Tragicomic (2008)
Fieldwork: Door (2008)
Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd: Still Life with Commentator (2007)
Vijay Iyer & Rudresh Mahanthappa: Raw Materials (2006)
Vijay Iyer: Reimagining (2005)
Fieldwork: Simulated Progress (2005)
Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd: In What Language? (2004)
Vijay Iyer: Blood Sutra (2003)
Fieldwork: Your Life Flashes (2002)
Vijay Iyer: Panoptic Modes (2001)
Vijay Iyer: Architextures (1998)
Vijay Iyer: Memorophilia (1995)