Vijay Iyer at Berlind Theatre At McCarter Theatre Center

If jazz today has a Renaissance man, it is Vijay Iyer—pianist, bandleader, composer, educator, Harvard professor, MacArthur Fellow, and regular winner of every jazz poll under the sun. Put it all together and you have a creator widely regarded as the most innovative figure in contemporary American jazz, exploring the outer reaches of jazz, pop, and electronica with equal curiosity. Rolling Stone called his sextet’s debut album Far From Over “the shape of jazz to come,” consolidating a union of musicians and material into a synthesis of virtuosity and formal daring.

This performance will include a pre-show conversation with Vijay Iyer and Princeton University’s Director of Jazz Rudresh Mahanthappa. ...

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If jazz today has a Renaissance man, it is Vijay Iyer—pianist, bandleader, composer, educator, Harvard professor, MacArthur Fellow, and regular winner of every jazz poll under the sun. Put it all together and you have a creator widely regarded as the most innovative figure in contemporary American jazz, exploring the outer reaches of jazz, pop, and electronica with equal curiosity. Rolling Stone called his sextet’s debut album Far From Over “the shape of jazz to come,” consolidating a union of musicians and material into a synthesis of virtuosity and formal daring.

This performance will include a pre-show conversation with Vijay Iyer and Princeton University’s Director of Jazz Rudresh Mahanthappa.

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