Vijay has been announced as Music Director for 2017 Ojai Music Festival. Iyer will serve as Music Director from June 8-11, 2017, shaping the programming alongside Artistic Director Thomas W Morris. The festival, which includes [...]

Vijay Iyer will be returning as Director of the International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music at the Banff Centre in AB, Canada. Iyer has held the position of Director since he was appointed in [...]

Hailed by Pitchfork as “a collaboration that adds to creative legacies from two different generations" in which “improvisation and composition operate simultaneously,” A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke features Vijay and his “hero, friend and teacher”, Wadada Leo Smith, [...]

We're thrilled to announce that the 2015 DownBeat Critic's Poll has named Vijay Iyer as Artist of the Year as well as naming Vijay Iyer Trio as Group of the Year! This astounding double-victory comes [...]

Vijay Iyer was recently featured on PBS' Tavis Smiley show. The two sat down for a discussion on improvisation and the importance of appreciating its history. Vijay speaks about Vijay Iyer Trio's album Break Stuff [...]

Vijay Iyer Trio stopped by NPR Music to perform multiple pieces from their latest album Break Stuff on NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concerts series. Watch the video below, or head over to NPR Music to [...]

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced that Vijay Iyer will be their Artist-In-Residence for the 2015-2016 season. Vijay will occupy The Met Breuer's Lobby Gallery for eighteen days, inaugurating its opening on March 10, [...]

Vijay Iyer Trio’s latest album Break Stuff, hailed by The New York Times as the trio’s “best record,” is Vijay's third release on the legendary ECM label. The trio has been touring around the United [...]