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Vijay Iyer Trio

Grammy-nominated composer-pianist Vijay Iyer  was described by Pitchfork as "one
of the most interesting and vital young pianists in jazz today," by the Los
Angeles Weekly
as “a boundless and deeply important young star.” Recent
honors include a 2013 MacArthur fellowship, a 2012 Doris Duke Performing Artist
Award, an unprecedented “quintuple crown” in the 2012 Down Beat International
Critics Poll (winning Jazz Artist of the Year, Pianist of the Year, Jazz Album
of the Year, Jazz Group of the Year, and Rising Star Composer categories), a
“quadruple crown” in the JazzTimes extended critics poll (winning Artist
of the Year, Acoustic/Mainstream Group of the Year, Pianist of the Year, and
Album of the Year).


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