Vijay Iyer

American composer, pianist, bandleader, producer, and writer

Born: 26 October 1971
Rochester
Country: United States
Record labels: ECM Records, Savoy Records, ACT Music, Sunnyside Records, Pi Recordings
Discography: 25 albums

Biography

Vijay Iyer is a jazz musician who plays piano. Vijay Iyer was born on 26 October 1971 in Rochester. The music is usually filed under jazz and progressive jazz. Record labels: ECM Records, Savoy Records, ACT Music and Sunnyside Records. The discography here lists 25 albums, from “Memorophilia” (1995) to “In Darkness and Light” (2026). Honours include Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (2003), Doris Duke Performing Artist Award (2012) and MacArthur Fellows Program (2013).

Vijay Iyer ([ˌvɪdʒeɪ ˈaɪjər]; born Vijay Raghunathan, October 26, 1971) is an American composer, pianist, bandleader, producer, writer, and professor 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". Iyer received a 2013 MacArthur Fellowship, a Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, a United States Artists Fellowship, three Grammy nominations, and the Alpert Award in the Arts. He was voted Jazz Artist of the Year in the Downbeat magazine international critics' polls in 2012, 2015, 2016, and 2018. In 2014, he was jointly appointed with tenure to Harvard University's departments of music and African American studies as the Franklin D. and Florence Rosenblatt Professor of the Arts.

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