Arts Presenters: Vijay Iyer
Pianist/composer Vijay Iyer has garnered accolades for his innovative compositions and collaborations, including being named the number one rising jazz artist by Downbeat Magazine. He has performed at the Next Wave Festival, Zankel Hall, Bang on a Can Marathon and the Kennedy Center. Iyer has two forthcoming albums in 2008 — a solo recording titled “Tragicomic”, and “Door”, the third album of the collective trio Fieldwork.
In this podcast he talks about music education, the process of collaboration and how to approach the creation of film scores.
This interview is part of an ongoing series with the Association of Performing Arts Presenters.
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April 20th, 2009 05:35
[...] a former student of Edward W. Said, he has been collaborating with artists as diverse as DJ Spooky, Vijay Iyer, Komar & Melamid, and Valery Gergiev. He has been the recipient of numerous grants and awards, [...]