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Vijay Iyer Trio at San Jose Jazz Winter Fest at Theatre on San Pedro Square
Courtesy of San Jose Jazz | Posted on January 25, 2013
Where
Theatre on San Pedro Square
San Jose Jazz Winter Fest
San Jose, CA
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When
Fri, March 15, 2013
8pm
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Musicians
Vijay Iyer
pianoAbout
Grammy-nominated composer-pianist Vijay Iyer was described by Pitchfork as "one of the most interesting and vital young pianists in jazz today," and by the Los Angeles Weekly as “a boundless and deeply important young star.” The American-born son of Indian immigrants, he won an unprecedented five major awards in the 2012 DownBeat International Critics Poll and was named one of the “50 Most Influential Global Indians” by GQ India.
Iyer has released sixteen albums as a leader; his most recent, 2012’s Accelerando, is an intense, visceral and widely acclaimed follow-up to 2009’s multiple award-winning Historicity, both featuring the Vijay Iyer Trio. Historicity was named Jazz Album of the Year in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and by dozens of reviewers worldwide....