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What defined the conversation around jazz this year? There’s no simple answer to that question, but trying is always a worthwhile struggle — especially in…
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In this century, few artists in or around jazz have been closer to the whirling center of the action than Vijay Iyer. A pianist, composer, bandleader and…
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Vijay Iyer Sextet, “Good on the Ground”Vijay Iyer’s kinetic, convergent musical vision has found expression in almost every conceivable ensemble format,…
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In the 1990s, two seemingly limitless creative minds forged an important relationship. Now, almost three decades later, that bond is reaching its cosmic…
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Tyshawn Sorey is more than one of the most highly-recruited drummers among the jazz intelligentsia (like pianist Vijay Iyer, with whom he plays through…
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Our latest installment of Take Five draws from several big new releases, including what will likely be a blockbuster, Diana Krall's Turn Up the Quiet. But…