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Vijay Iyer

Active

2000s - 2010s

Born

October 26, 1971 in Albany, NY

Genre

Jazz

Styles

Global Jazz Progressive Jazz M-Base Piano Jazz Jazz Instrument

Member Of

Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet Midnight Voices Roscoe Mitchell & the Note Factory Tirtha Vijay Iyer Trio
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Vijay Iyer

Biography by Sean Westergaard

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Elite jazz pianist with an inventive, whimsical style and stunning, highly intelligent music.
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Album Highlights

  • Historicity
    Vijay Iyer
    Historicity
  • The Transitory Poems
    Vijay Iyer / Craig Tabo …
    The Transitory Poems
  • Mutations
    Vijay Iyer
    Mutations
  • Far from Over
    Vijay Iyer Sextet / Vij …
    Far from Over
  • Panoptic Modes
    Vijay Iyer
    Panoptic Modes
  • In What Language?
    Vijay Iyer / Mike Ladd
    In What Language?
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Artists Moods

  • Ambitious
  • Confident
  • Exciting
  • Improvisatory
  • Playful
  • Reflective
  • Cerebral
  • Complex
  • Eccentric
  • Elegant
  • Fractured
  • Provocative
  • Refined
  • Sophisticated
  • Uncompromising

Artists Themes

  • Imagination
  • Background Music
  • Revolution
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