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Indian-American jazz pianist Vijay Iyer earned widespread acclaim for his 2009 album, “Historicity.” Now, the Ph.D. advances his forward-thinking jazz with an album called “Accelerando” – which moves through a blend of original compositions and those borrowed from the likes of Duke Ellington and even Michael Jackson. Iyer and his trio play live.

Vijay Iyer’s latest album, “Solo,” finds the acclaimed jazz pianist going it alone on five originals, as well as songs by Thelonious Monk, Michael Jackson and others. But today, Iyer joins us with pianist and electric keyboardist Craig Taborn to double the fun with two in-studio performances.  

Composer and pianist Vijay Iyer has long mixed two genres in his work: jazz and Indian music. On his latest album, Historicity, he not only covers the jazz standards, but also sets his sight on popular music with covers of songs by M.I.A and Stevie Wonder. He performs lives in ...

Wall Street Journal drama critic Terry Teachout set off a heated debate in jazz circles recently with a column that cited declining attendance for jazz concerts and concluded the future for the art form is bleak. He joins us along with jazz pianist Vijay Iyer, to discuss why the audience ...

Fieldwork, a trio consisting of saxophonist Steve Lehman, pianist Vijay Iyer, and drummer Tyshawn Sorey, create exploratory jazz that mixes African, South Asian and electronica styles. The group's cumulative resume includes stints with some of the great avant-jazz pioneers, such as Steve Coleman, Roscoe Mitchell, Anthony Braxton, and others. They ...