American composer, pianist, bandleader, producer, and writer
Vijay Iyer
Iyer performing in 2023
Background information
Born
(1971-10-26) October 26, 1971 (age 52) Albany, New York, United States
Genres
Jazz, classical
Occupation(s)
Composer, musician
Instrument(s)
Piano
Labels
Asian Improv, Pi, Artists House, Savoy, ACT, ECM
Website
www.vijay-iyer.com
Musical artist
Vijay Iyer ([ˌvɪdʒeɪˈaɪjər];[1] born October 26, 1971) is an American composer, pianist, bandleader, producer and writer based in New York City. The New York Times has called him a "social conscience, multimedia collaborator, system builder, rhapsodist, historical thinker and multicultural gateway".[2] Iyer received a 2013 MacArthur Fellowship,[3] a Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, a United States Artists Fellowship,[4] a Grammy nomination,[5] and the Alpert Award in the Arts.[6] He was voted Jazz Artist of the Year in the DownBeat magazine international critics' polls in 2012,[7] 2015,[8] 2016,[9] and 2018.[10] In 2014, he received a lifetime appointment as the Franklin D. and Florence Rosenblatt Professor of the Arts at Harvard University, where he was jointly appointed in the Department of Music[11] and the Department of African and African American Studies.[12]
^"Vijay Iyer Bio". Vijay Iyer. November 20, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^Jon Pareles (December 19, 2014). "Music Review: Conscience of a Composer". The New York Times. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
^"Vijay Iyer". MacArthur Foundation.
^"Vijay Iyer". United States Artists.
^"Vijay Iyer". Recording Academy Grammy Awards. 23 November 2020.
^"Vijay Iyer 2003". The Herb Alpert Award in the Arts. 23 March 2013.
^"60th Annual Critics Poll". DownBeat. August 2012. p. 24.
^"63rd Annual Critics Poll". August 2015. p. 22.
^"Washington, Iyer Among Winners in 2016 DownBeat Critics Poll". July 1, 2016.
^Jon Garelick (August 2018). "Vijay Iyer Communities of Sound". p. 24.
^"We are so very pleased to announce that Vijay Iyer has accepted our offer to join the Department of Music in January 2014. Vijay will be the Franklin D. and Florence Rosenblatt Professor of the Arts." Harvard Music Department Facebook page, July 12, 2013.
^Harvard Department of African and African American Studies webpage, accessed April 10, 2020.
VijayIyer ([ˌvɪdʒeɪ ˈaɪjər]; born October 26, 1971) is an American composer, pianist, bandleader, producer and writer based in New York City. The New...
score of 171, a new team record. Iyer made his List A debut for Mumbai in November 2014, playing in the 2014–15 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He scored 273 runs...
batting at number six or lower in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He also took 9 wickets in six matches. In February 2021, Iyer was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders...
Arooj Aftab – vocals James Francies (3) Moor Mother (4) Joel Ross (4) VijayIyer (5) Cautious Clay (6) Kaki King (6) Maeve Gilchrist – harp (6, 7) Petros...
(2018) Vulture Prince (2021) Night Reign (2024) Love in Exile (2023, with VijayIyer and Shahzad Ismaily) Music director for the film Without Shepherds by...
New York City in 1997, he released the album Architextures with pianist VijayIyer. The two would continue to collaborate often, releasing the albums Black...
BroadwayWorld. Retrieved March 6, 2024. Monroe, Jazz (December 8, 2023). "VijayIyer Trio Announce New Album Compassion, Share Songs". Pitchfork. Retrieved...
and has also performed with Herbie Hancock, Common, Esperanza Spalding, VijayIyer, Lionel Loueke, Carlos Santana, and Josh Groban. A former child prodigy...
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the rise of neo-traditionalist jazz, including pianists Jason Moran and VijayIyer, guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel, vibraphonist Stefon Harris, trumpeters Roy...
(with VijayIyer) Nostalgialator (2004) Negrophilia: The Album (2005) Father Divine (2005) Still Life with Commentator (2007) (with VijayIyer) Maison...
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