Vijay Iyer Trio November 14, 2010

An adventurous pianist and composer, Vijay Iyer not only stretches boundaries but has long reached well beyond the vocabulary of jazz. He leads a genre-crossing quartet with saxophone phenom Rudresh Mahanthappa; he’s recorded with poet Mike Ladd; and he is also part of the visionary collective Fieldwork. An artist with a relentlessly searching intellect and awe-inspiring technique, Iyer was voted #1 Rising Star Jazz Artist in the DownBeat 2009 Critic’s Poll and his trio recording Historicity was named #1 Top Jazz Album of 2009 by The New York Times. Iyer has worked with some of the most creative figures in modern jazz, including Steve Coleman, Wadada Leo Smith, Oliver Lake and John Zorn. For this SFJAZZ date, Iyer performs with his trio, featuring bassist Stephan Crump (Greg Osby, Kenny Werner) and the exciting young Berkeley-raised drummer, Justin Brown (Kenny Garrett, Esperanza Spalding). If you wonder what the future of jazz may be, wonder no more.

Official Website: http://www.sfjazz.org/concerts/2010/fall/artists/vijay.php