American composer, pianist, bandleader, producer, and writer
| Description | American composer, pianist, bandleader, producer, and writer Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971-10-26 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | Albany Rochester Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | university teacher recording artist pianist musicologist jazz musician composer Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | piano Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | jazz progressive jazz Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | BMG France ACT Music Pi Recordings Sunnyside Records Savoy Records ECM Records Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | Vijay Iyer Sextet Vijay Iyer Trio Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet Roscoe Mitchell And The Note Factory Fieldwork Carlo De Rosa's Cross-fade Vijay Iyer Quartet Tirtha Raw Materials (2) Spirit Complex Poisonous Prophets Aggregate Prime Dave Douglas' Orange Afternoons Quintet Vijay Iyer Trio Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellows Program JJA Jazz Awards list of United States Artists Herb Alpert Award in the Arts Doris Duke Performing Artist Award Source: Wikidata |
Iyer V. Iyer V.I. VI Vijay Vijay Ire ヴィジェイ・アイヤー
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