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Fieldwork

Vijay Iyer

Composer-improvisor Vijay Iyer "has quickly established himself as one of the most accomplished and original pianists to come along in years" - Gary Giddins, The Village Voice. The son of Indian immigrants, Iyer draws from African, Asian, and European musical lineages to create works that are both emotionally expressive and structurally sophisticated. His universally acclaimed discs as a leader include Panoptic Modes, Blood Sutra, In What Language? with poet/hip-hop artist Mike Ladd, and Reimagining, his recent debut on Savoy Jazz. Iyer has performed and recorded worldwide with his projects and collaborations (Vijay Iyer Quartet, Fieldwork, Raw Materials, Iyer/Ladd) and as a featured performer with artists such as Steve Coleman, Roscoe Mitchell, Wadada Leo Smith, Amiri Baraka, Butch Morris, Miya Masaoka, George Lewis, Dead Prez, theater artist Will Power, and improvising army Burnt Sugar. Iyer received the prestigious 2003 CalArts Alpert Award in the Arts and was voted 2004 Up & Coming Musician of the Year in the 8th Annual Jazz Awards.