Vijay Iyer archive
Read NPR Music's 25 Favorite Albums Of 2012 (So Far)
June 12, 2012 – Highlights from the first half of 2012 include albums from Jack White, Usher and Alabama Shakes.
Listen Vijay Iyer: The Physical Experience of Rhythm
March 16, 2012 – The jazz pianist imagines music as human movement in his new trio album Accelerando.
Watch On The Jazz Cover: Reading Between The Lines
March 7, 2012 – What we can learn when a composer has a predilection for playing other people's music?
Read First Listen: Vijay Iyer Trio, 'Accelerando'
March 4, 2012 – "This album is in the lineage of American creative music based on dance rhythms," Iyer writes.
Watch Vijay Iyer Trio: Live In Concert
January 12, 2012 – Full of stutter steps and snare claps, the band turns new lenses on jazz's big-picture history.
Listen Vijay Iyer's Tirtha: Crossing Over To Bliss WBGO
April 1, 2011 – The jazz pianist performs with carnatic guitarist Prasanna and tabla player Nitin Mitta. WBGO
Listen World Jazz Picks From 'Global Village'
March 27, 2011 – Weekend All Things Considered talks to Betto Arcos about his favorite new jazz releases.
Listen The Vijay Iyer Trio: Always Moving Forward Jazz24
February 15, 2011 – Hear the trio perform an arrangement of Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" in a Jazz24 studio session. Jazz24
Read 5 Expansive Wadada Leo Smith Recordings, Picked By Vijay Iyer
November 17, 2010 – The pianist picks Smith recordings that "cut diagonally across the hubbub of the ensemble."
Listen Vijay Iyer Blends The Old With The New
October 26, 2010 – Last year's breakout jazz star recorded his first solo album in only two days. Hear a review.
Listen Vijay Iyer: Self-Taught Jazz Pianist Goes 'Solo'
October 14, 2010 – The pianist and bandleader explains why he left the world of physics to pursue a career in music.
Listen Vijay Iyer On Piano Jazz
September 3, 2010 – Iyer performs a sincere interpretation of Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" on piano.
Listen New Mix: Liz Phair, Ra Ra Riot, Vijay Iyer, More
July 20, 2010 – On the new episode of All Songs Considered, hear Icelandic folk, piano jazz, epic rock and more.
Listen Miguel Zenon And Vijay Iyer On JazzSet WBGO
July 15, 2010 – At Newport, the two diverse jazz groups take listeners through plena and Stevie Wonder. WBGO
Read The Year In Jazz, From WDUQ WESA
December 23, 2009 – Jazz's future is bright: All but three musicians on Shaunna Morrison Machosky's Top 10 are under 40. WESA