Vijay Iyer

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In its Tiny Desk performance, the trio makes music strictly for the moment — creating a shared language in real time.

On their debut album, the improvisational supergroup — singer Arooj Aftab, pianist Vijay Iyer and bassist Shahzad Ismaily — try to answer a musical riddle: What does listening sound like?

Trumpeter-bandleader Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah and singer-songwriter Somi Kakoma are among the six new recipients of Doris Duke Artist Awards, which celebrated a tenth anniversary on Feb. 13 in New York.

In her DACAMERA recital, Sarah Rothenberg pairs the world premiere of "For My Father," by pianist and composer Vijay Iyer, with works by Beethoven and Feldman.

For the final entry in Morning Edition's Song Project series, Vijay Iyer wrote a rhizomatic, inviting — and not entirely placating — instrumental piece to encapsulate his past year.

The composer and pianist joined with drummer Tyshawn Sorey and bassist Linda May Han Oh in late 2019 to record Uneasy, which now functions as a welcome reminder.

February 22, 2021. BRUITS, a new album by the trailblazing woodwind quintet Imani Winds, tackles issues of race and social justice with three contemporary…

The acclaimed jazz pianist and Harvard music professor talks with NPR's Scott Simon about the Vijay Iyer Sextet's new album, Far From Over, and the politics that inspired it.

What kind of music would speak to Bach today? Cellist Matt Haimovitz—who has been performing works by Bach in concert halls and clubs for the last three…