Podcast appearances and mentions of Vijay Iyer

Few events embody the act of listening and receiving quite like the Big Ears Festival, which happens every spring in Knoxville, Tennessee. Nate was there this year, conducting artist interviews and taking in as much music as he could handle. He reports back with some highlights, and shares an interview he conducted just before heading down — with trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and pianist Vijay Iyer, who have a new duo album, Defiant Life, and performed together at Big Ears. Their ideal of spontaneous creative communion, and engagement with the state of the world, feels right on time. Support The Late Set by becoming a WRTI Member: https://www.wrti.org/contact-us-membershipSupport WRTI: https://bit.ly/2yAkaJsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's impossible to distinguish between Randy Weston's musical innovations and his conception of the world he was born into.  To say that the roots of jazz are in West Africa is hardly a groundbreaking statement nowadays, but it was a mostly unfamiliar notion when he started to say it in the 1950's.  It's easy to hear it now, especially when you listen to Weston's 6+ decade discography.  It's in his percussive compositions and it's in the story of his life, making music with players from throughout the African diaspora.  To this day, musicians are walking through the doors he opened, more than 6 years after his death at age 92.    Pianist Vijay Iyer chose Randy Weston for this Monday's Deep Focus with host Mitch Goldman.  What inspired him to make that choice?  Was it Weston's distinctive touch on the piano?  The warmth and humanity that he exudes?  Or maybe just pure admiration for one who always charted his own path?      To find out, tune in this Monday (3/24) from 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD or wkcr.org.     Or join us when it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/.  Subscribe right now to get notifications when new episodes are posted.  It's ad-free, all free, totally non-commercial.  We won't even ask for your contact info.   Find out more about Deep Focus at https://mitchgoldman.com/about-deep-focus/ or join us on Instagram @deep_focus_podcast.     Photo credit: Randy Weston - Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer.   #WKCR #DeepFocus #VijayIyer #RandyWeston #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview #MitchGoldman  

Der 1971 in Albany, New York geborene Musiker Vijay Iyer, Sohn indischer Einwanderer, gilt in den USA als einer der kreativsten Jazzpianisten der jüngeren Generation. Vor gut zwanzig Jahren holte ihn der heute 83-jährige Trompeter Wadada Leo Smith in sein Quartett. Als es in der Viererkombination eine kreative Krise gab, beschlossen Iyer und Smith im Duo weiterzumachen. Vijay Iyer und Wadada Leo Smith haben beide schon Rassismus erlebt. Und sie verbindet, dass sie Musik als politische Botschaft begreifen. Nach zahlreichen gemeinsamen Konzerten nahmen sie 2016 für das Münchner Label ECM ihr erstes gemeinsames Album auf. Und erst jetzt, 9 Jahre später, ist ihre zweite Zusammenarbeit herausgekommen. „Defiant Life” ist ein Album, das vom Widerstand gegen Unrecht erzählt. Dem aber alles Kämpferische fehlt. Das vielmehr in leisen und teils verfremdeten Klängen eine beeindruckend elegische Musik schafft. Man könnte sie als eine Art spirituelle Meditation begreifen - meint unser Jazzkritiker Johannes Kaiser.

Featuring the debut release of of Buenos Aires rising stars TRIADA; a fresh project from NYC sax legend David Murray; a distinct voice as a composer and harpist, Ashley Jackson; a collab between heavyweights of two different generations, Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith; ARG/MEX chanteuse Barbie Williams; a deep dive into the catalog of the singular talent that is Meredith Monk; the stunning interplay of the late master Ron Miles and his Denver-based trio; and finally, the latest beat from soulstress Jacye Madrone.

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In the 50th episode of the ECM podcast we're joined by Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith to speak about their second offering as a duo "Defiant Life", which follows their almost a decade old collaboration for ECM, 2016's "A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke". Vijay and Wadada talk about the album's main themes: resistance, defiance, the art of the present and much more.

NIKARA presents Black Wall Street, Kenny Barron, Immanuel Wilkins, ladyybirdd, RighteousGIRLS, Vijay Iyer, Tyshawn Sorey, Kris Davis, Kurt Rosenwinkel & Geri Allen, Miki Yamanaka, Teri Parker, Patrick Smith, Dan Pitt QuintetPlaylist: NIKARA presents Black Wall Street - Solar PlexusKenny Barron - Tragic MagicImmanuel Wilkins, featuring June McDoom - Matte Glazeladyybirdd, featuring Gina Izzo, Immanuel Wilkins, Ian Rosenbaum - Stay / LeaveRighteousGIRLS, featuring Gina Izzo, Erika Dohi, Justin Brown - Accumulated GesturesVijay Iyer, featuring Linda May Han Oh & Tyshawn Sorey - MaelstromTyshawn Sorey - PeresinaKris Davis, featuring Johnathan Blake & Robert Hurst - Dream StateKurt Rosenwinkel, Geri Allen - Simple #2Miki Yamanaka - Unconditional LoveTeri Parker's Free Spirits - Unconditional LovePatrick Smith - Endless ConstructionDan Pitt Quintet - Horizontal Depths (Part One)

Episode #255 - The Beat Salad NYE Spectacular!!!Playlist: Curren$y, DJ.Fresh - The Ride OutAaron Frazer - Thinking of YouKamaal Williams - Everything in its Right PlaceHenkel - Slow DownOl' Burger Beats, Billy Woods, Tha God Fahim - Black SabbathNxWorries - SheUsedCarson Tworow and David Lavoie - Where Are You GoingRosie Lowe - Mood To Make LoveHeems, Vijay Iyer, Sid Vashi - MANTOBrainstory - ListenAllysha Joy - nothing to proveBADBADNOTGOOD, Tim Bernardes - Poeira CosmicaDJ Mitsu The Beats, Takumi Kaneko - Summer MadnessPotatohead People - For the SoulKaytranada - Still (feat. Charlotte Day Wilson)RM, DOMi & JD Beck - ? (Interlude)Lupe Fiasco - SamuraiTremendous Aron - LolaKatie Tupper - Need Nothing[bsd.u], bob le head - INTRONubya Garcia, featuring Richie - Set It FreeJazzbois - enter wandsbek_BY.ALEXANDER - BYAJahari Massamba Unit - Massamba AfundanceBird Peterson - The Official Bird Peterson New Years Eve CountdownElkka - Passionfruit

Tuxedomoon - Seeding The Clouds Eat-Girls - Canine Klinik - Nautilus III Laurie Anderson - Crossing The Equator (Feat. Anohni) Laurie Anderson - The Letter Laurie Anderson - The Word For Woman Here Laurie Anderson - Fly Into The Sun Laurie Anderson - Flying At Night Brian Eno - There Were Bells זאב טנא - כאילו Ryuichi Sakamoto - Nostalgia Graham Reynolds - Mountain Part 1+2 Alien Sex Fiend - In And Out Of My Mind Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio - Eschatos And Hedone / The Killing Of Ataraxia Samy Birnbach & Benjamin Lew - Men With Coats Thrashing Low End Activist - They Only Come Out At Night Black Rain - Ninsei Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Hand Of God Mabe Fratti - Angel Nuevo Edward Ka-Spel - The Border Of Beyond Fra Lippo Lippi - Now And Forever Cocteau Twins - Blood Bitch Robert Fripp, Brian Eno - A Fearful Proper Din (Live) Family Band - Another Year Struck Off Gaister - Conscious Concentration The Body - Removal Smog - Jesus (Peel Session) Luke Haines & Peter Buck - Minimalist House Burns Down Marvin Gaye - Just To Keep You Satisfied (John Morales's Stripped Mix) Jah Wobble & Deep Space - Jeck, Drums, 2 Basses Eat-Girls - On A Crooked Swing Lowlife - From Side To Side Julianna Barwick - White Flag Mick Harvey - Like A Hurricane Brigitte Bardot - Le Soleil Kelsey Lu - Why Knock For You Puscifer - Bullet Train To Iowa (Re-Imagined By Alessandro Cortini) The Body - Last Things The Microphones - Karl Blau Yo La Tengo - There's No Goodbye Between Us Oliver Coates - Apparition Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily - To Remain-To Return https://www.facebook.com/fingeredfloodgate

By the 1970s, the legendary pianist-composer Ahmad Jamal had embarked on an exciting new phase in his illustrious seven-decade career. This period included the release of Jamal Plays Jamal, a bold project with intricate orchestration and most notably, all original compositions. On the 50th anniversary of this under-explored yet thoroughly magical album, we're joined by the exceptional pianist, composer, and Harvard professor, Vijay Iyer. We explore the album's spiritual depth, its brilliant textures, and its impact on the canon of hip hop thru legends like J Dilla, De La Soul and Jay-Z. We also reflect on the pivotal role of the artist during times of uncertainty and possibility.

A preview of the musicians that FourOneOne will present during with "Transatlantik" a two-day of performances and conversation with diasporic artists engaged with the artistic and political concepts of negritude and créolité. The playlist features Cassie Watson Francillon; Sélène Saint-Aimé; Aruan Ortiz, Andrew Cyrille, Mauricio Herrera; Anais Maivel; Kris Davis, Val Jeanty, Terri Lyne Carrington; Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, Tyshawn Sorey. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19824668/Mondo-Jazz Happy listening!

Foi Ministro da Cultura de Portugal, é lido e ouvido por boa parte das pessoas com algum bom senso, surfista nas horas vagas (sem trocadilho!) e Benfiquista em tempo integral. Pedro Adão e Silva tem uma estante de livros escritos, dois deles sobre surfe, para nossa sorte. Numa tarde quente do outono lisboeta, João Valente e Júlio Adler foram conversar sobre inutilidades com Pedro - Bruno Bocayuva tirou uma folga. Dessa vez, todas as canções foram escolhidas pelo convidado (por respeito e reverencia), na ordem, Lost Changes da Beth Gibbons, God Of Everything Else dos Porridge Radio e, pra fechar, Vijay Iyer, acompanhado de Linda May Han Oh e Tyshawn Sorey com Compassion.

MIXOLOGIE : mardi, jeudi et samedi de 19h à 20h. Playlist créée et animée par Serge Mariani composée de l'actualité des sorties d'albums de jazz. La musique bourgeonne à nouveau, fleurit vite et quelques fruits de toute cette germination heureuse sont là déjà, dans cette playlist Mixologie 33ème du nom où j'ai rassemblé, comme le berger ou la bergère son troupeau, une douzaine de compositions extraites d'albums sortis récemment ou sortant en ce début de printemps. Albums de pianistes, Vijay Iyer (avec son passionnant trio), Monty Alexander, Pierre-François Blanchard, de saxophonistes, Sylvain Beuf, Yannick Benoît, ceux de la chanteuse Annie Chen, du batteur Dan Weiss, du contrebassiste Joachim Govin, ceux de groupes plus ou moins radicaux ou marginaux (c'est souvent dans la marge que ce qui importe est écrit), Spëcht, CHRONES, Staircase Paradoxe (plutôt un groupe « rock indé » mais ici avec le pianiste Alexandre Saada), l'album hommage à la compositrice Mary-Lou Williams de tout un orchestre, le Umlaut Big Band. Le jazz peut donc être pastoral et quoi qu'il en soit, de façon générale, si la musique est bonne pour les moeurs, le jazz, lui, est plutôt bon pour le moral. Démonstration au fil de cette nouvelle playlist pour Art District radio. 1/ Arch / Vijay Iyer / album Compassion (2024) / 06.00 2/ Triptyques 1.2 / Spëcht / album Triptyques (2024) / 04.05 3/ Underground Dance / Annie Chen / album Guardians (2024) / 06.20 4/ Terre Lune / Yannick Benoit / album Le Repère (2024) / 05.40 5/ Virgo / Umlaut Big Band / album Zodiac (2023) / 04.30 6/ Nusrat / Dan Weiss / album Even Odds (2024) / 03.40 7/ Lullaby for Freedom / Pierre-François Blanchard / album Puzzled (2024) / 04.00 8/ Oh Why (That's Why) / Monty Alexander / album D Day (2024) / 06.30 9/ Espiègle / CHRONES / album ZONE (2024) / 03.20 10/ Contagious / Staircase Paradox / album Francs Tireurs (2024) / 03.50 11/ Hunt / Joachim Govin / album Tree Vol. 2 (2024) / 04.20 12/ Tarmac / Sylvain Beuf / album Long Distance (2024) / 06.20Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

 President Zelensky enacts the biggest reshuffle of Ukraine's wartime government. What will the new additions mean for the war effort? Plus: why is Russia changing its nuclear doctrine? And: The Pope's Indonesia visit, design news, and a special interview with Grammy-winning pianist and composer, Vijay Iyer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Beings, Ganavya, Shabaka, Raagaverse, Mike Clement, Mimosa, Jeremy Gignoux, Tendavillage, Caity Gyorgy & Mark Limacher, Caity Gyorgy, Laura Anglade, Stella Cole and Noah HaiduPlaylist: Arooj Aftab - Autumn LeavesVijay Iyer, featuring Linda May Han Oh & Tyshawn Sorey - TempestBeings, featuring Zoh Amba, Steve Gunn, Jim White & Shahzad Ismaily - Happy To BeGanavya - forgive me myShabaka, featuring Floating Points & Laraji - I'll Do Whatever You WantRaagaverse - NainaMike Clement - That's ItMimosa - Bien ensembleJeremy Gignoux, featuring Mark DeJong - BrustredTendavillage - Time AloneCaity Gyorgy & Mark Limacher - YesterdaysCaity Gyorgy - Fly BabyLaura Anglade - A New Day, A New Life, A New LoveStella Cole - Moon RiverNoah Haidu, featuring Buster Williams & Billy Hart - Days of Wine and Roses

An interview with renowned jazz pianist, composer, innovator, and MacArthur Fellow Vijay Iyer. In this podcast, Vijay Iyer discusses his debut orchestral album "Vijay Iyer: Trouble," his classical music roots, and his dynamic journey through various musical genres. From his early violin lessons to his groundbreaking work in jazz and contemporary classical music, Iyer shares insights into his creative process and the collaborations that have shaped his illustrious career.Iyer discusses the profound importance of jazz and Black music in his development as a musician, how the rich legacy of Black music has been a backbone of American culture and how it has significantly influenced his artistic journey. Reflecting on his collaborations with jazz legends--like NEA Jazz Master Roscoe Mitchell-- and his deep respect for the contributions of Black artists, Iyer highlights the ongoing impact of these traditions on his work.Iyer also discusses the creation of "Trouble," recorded with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. He reflects on the challenges and joys of composing for an orchestra, and the process of merging classical and jazz elements in his compositions.

An interview with renowned jazz pianist, composer, innovator, and MacArthur Fellow Vijay Iyer. In this podcast, Vijay Iyer discusses his debut orchestral album "Vijay Iyer: Trouble," his classical music roots, and his dynamic journey through various musical genres. From his early violin lessons to his groundbreaking work in jazz and contemporary classical music, Iyer shares insights into his creative process and the collaborations that have shaped his illustrious career.Iyer discusses the profound importance of jazz and Black music in his development as a musician, how the rich legacy of Black music has been a backbone of American culture and how it has significantly influenced his artistic journey. Reflecting on his collaborations with jazz legends--like NEA Jazz Master Roscoe Mitchell-- and his deep respect for the contributions of Black artists, Iyer highlights the ongoing impact of these traditions on his work.Iyer also discusses the creation of "Trouble," recorded with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. He reflects on the challenges and joys of composing for an orchestra, and the process of merging classical and jazz elements in his compositions.

Matthew Dosland interviews composer, performer, and teacher Vijay Iyer. They discuss Iyer's early work in music cognition, his courses and teaching methods, as well as his most recent album Trouble. The conversation also covers the cross-genre nature of Iyer's work and how that has influenced his output through the years.

Welcome to the third part of our retrospective on some of the tunes we have loved the most in the first half of the year. We hope you do too! The playlist features Jukka Eskola, Timo Lassy; Ben Allison, Steve Cardenas, Ted Nash; The Choir Invisible [pictured]: Charlotte Greve, Vinnie Sperrazza, Chris Tordini; Vinícius Cantuária; Church Chords; Vijay Iyer; John Surman; Simona Severini, Daniele Richiedei; Giulio Corini, Peo Alfonsi, Fulvio Sigurtà; and The Jazz Passengers. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19189528/Mondo-Jazz [from "The Duke of Bayou" onwards]. Happy listening!

Graham Haynes, the Bahia, Brazil-based composer, cornetist, and bandleader, “expands and confounds what we understand as jazz and electronic music.” His work grows out of a keen sense of New York's many histories of music and musical movement, (Graham Haynes' Instagram.) Haynes has played with jazz luminaries like Vijay Iyer, the late Pharoah Sanders, and of course his own dad, the famed drummer Roy Haynes. But he has always been interested in other styles – electronic music, hip hop, traditional music from other parts of the world, and contemporary classical music. Haynes, along with New York-based multi-instrumentalist Lucie Vitkova, do some improvisations involving cornet, electronics, accordion, synthesizer and more, in-studio. Set list: 1. Improvisation 1 2. Improvisation with hichiriki / cornet

THIS WEEK's BIRDS: Egyptian vocalist Maryam Saleh w. Tamer Abu Ghazaleh, Maurice Louca; Pakistani vocalist  Aroof Aftab w. Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily; rembetika (past and present) from Pasatempo w. Christos Govetas & Marcos Vamvakaris; bop from Sonny Clark; from the archives: John Tchicai, Garrison Fewell, Charlie Kohlhase, Cecil McBee, Billy Hart; new Les Amazones d'Africa; newly re-released Rail Band; l'Ensemble Instrumental Du Mali (feat. Nantenedie Kamissoko); Congolese soukous from Les Wanyika; new LA jazz from Billy Mohler;  Sathima Bea Benjamin; Algerian raï from the greats: Cheb Hasni & Cheb Nasro; music from Greece, Mali, Congo/Zaïre, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and, of course, much, much more!!!!  Catch the BIRDS live on Friday nights, 9:00pm-MIDNIGHT (EST), in Central New York on WRFI, 88.1 FM Ithaca/ 88.5 FM Odessa;. and WORLDWIDE online via our MUSIC PLAYER at WRFI.ORG. 24/7 via PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com/ via iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580 Also available at podomatic, Internet Archive, podtail, iheart Radio, and elsewhere. Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program and free also to stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast online: PLAYLIST at SPINITRON: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/18788839/Conference-of-the-Birds and via the Conference of the Birds page at www.WRFI.ORG https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/conferenceofthebirds/  Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks FIND WRFI on Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/visit/ithaca-ny/aqh8OGBR Contact: confbirds@gmail.com  

One of the songs I keep coming back to is “Mohabbat” by Arooj Aftab. It's really special to me. I listen to it all the time. I've been listening to it so often that I wanted to revisit Arooj's episode about it. In the time since the episode has come out, she has released a collaborative album with Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily called Love In Exile, which got two Grammy nominations. And she has a new album that's about to come out on May 31st, called Night Reign. Here's her episode: Arooj Aftab is a singer and composer based in Brooklyn. She grew up in Saudi Arabia, but her family is from Pakistan. And earlier this year, she made history by becoming the first Pakistani artist to win a Grammy. Her song, “Mohabbat" won the Best Global Music Performance Grammy, and she was nominated for Best New Artist. "Mohabbat" was first released on her 2021 album, Vulture Prince, but it's been a part of Arooj's life for a long time . In this episode, she tells the story of how the song was first born, and how it lived with her and evolved over the years before she finally recorded it.For more, visit songexploder.net/arooj-aftab.

Featuring brand new music from legendary Parisian/NYC chanteuse Madeleine Peyroux; a brilliant reissue of the great Alice Coltrane's band from Carnegie Hall in 1971; the latest single from international pop diva Mads Jensen; a new release from Erik's Scorpio Session improv collective (straight outta CDMX); a fresh cut on the ECM label from pianist Vijay Iyer and his trio; and finally, an ECM reissue from masters Keith Jarrett and Jan Garbarek.

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This week on the show, a conversation with pianist, composer, bandleader, and writer, Vijay Iyer. He's been at it since 1995, recording for labels like Savoy, Pi, and ECM, and he's collaborated with a diverse and inspiring roster along the way including Amiri Baraka, Matana Roberts, Das Racist, previous Transmissions guest Wadada Leo Smith, and many more. His records have incorporated electronic music and spoken word, chamber jazz reverence and loose, free falling blues.  Last year, in collaboration with vocalist Arooj Aftab and bassist Shazhad Ismaily, he released Love in Exile on the Verve label. Writing about the album for our 2023 Year in Review, we called it “A spectral meeting of the minds. This haunting and luminous se…locates a nexus between ambient, jazz, and classical, all while feeling entirely conjured in the moment—because it was.”  Now he's back with a new ECM release, Compassion, and in another trio, reuniting with his bandmates on 2021's stirring Uneasy, bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Tyshawn Sorey. Produced by Manfred Eicher, it's a stunning listen start to finish, from its meditative and expansive title track to the dug down groove of “Ghostrumental,” a startling showcase for may Han Oh's thoughtful melodicism, to the thoughtfully chosen covers of Roscoe Mitchell's “Nonaah” and Stevie Wonder's “Overjoyed,” everything about Compassion demonstrates the intentional focus of Iyer and his collaborators. He joins host Jason P. Woodbury to speak about it, reflect on the post-pandemic nebulousness in the air, discuss his mentors Greg Tate and Baraka, and much more.  For heads, by heads. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support via our Patreon page. Transmissions is part of the Talkhouse Podcast Network. Join us next week for a conversation with John Lurie.

Was this a big indie news week? Steven and Ian hope it wasn't. Steven was off recording the audiobook version of his forthcoming book There Was Nothing You Could Do (out May 28, you can pre-order now!) so the guys had to bank this episode ahead of time. And you can immediately tell this was a banked episode, as they spend several minutes talking about the Kings Of Leon album that was announced last week. They also promise to spend next week talking about the big Fantasy Draft albums that are out today from Mannequin Pussy, Faye Webster, and Yard Act (10:46). Speaking of the fantasy draft, Vijay Iyer finally showed up on Metacritic and he has a fantastic score. But Ian insists he doesn't regret pivoting off of him.From there Steven and Ian dip into the mailbag to answer inquiries from our listeners (19:26). Some important topics are discussed. Is Q1 of the 2024 music release schedule historically great? Did Feist invent the "female seal" vocal style (28:40:)? Which modern albums would have ended up in thrift store bins (37:18), Fairweather Johnson-style? And Ty Segall, yay or nay (48:25)?New episodes of Indiecast drop every Friday. Listen to Episode 178 here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can submit questions for Steve and Ian at indiecastmailbag@gmail.com, and make sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter for all the latest news. We also recently launched a visualizer for our favorite Indiecast moments. Check those out here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on the show: a conversation with Laetitia Sadier. As the main vocalist of Stereolab, her spacey voice shines as the human core in that project's motorik and dense avant-pop, a blend of electronic music, krautrock, space age lounge sounds, and much more.  Outside of that legendary band, Sadier has been an active force on her own. She's appeared in a variety of contexts on albums by Common, Tyler the Creator, Atlas Sound, and Deerhoof. In 1996, she formed Monade, a solo vehicle, and in 2010, she released her debut under her own name, The Trip, on Drag City. Her latest is called Rooting for Love and it's out now. Joined by members of the Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble and a multiple voice choir, these minimalist tapestries, Brazilian glide, and propulsive ambient funk yearn for a kind of gnosis—sacred knowing. We don't often make a habit of quoting directly from album descriptions, but we can't resist sharing this bit: On Rooting for Love, “Laetitia issues a call to the traumatized civilizations of Earth: we're urged to finally evolve past our countless millennia of suffering and alienation.” Sadier joins host Jason P. Woodbury to discuss, among other things, discussion about taking care of our collective body; the planet itself, the radical potentiality of “love,” what it felt like to reunite Stereolab in 2019, her engagement with hip-hop, and reflections on working with The Trip producer Richard Swift. For heads, by heads. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support via our Patreon page. Transmissions is part of the Talkhouse Podcast Network. Join us next week for a conversation with pianist Vijay Iyer.

Welcome to your weekly fix of recent and upcoming releases, from the seismic brasshouse of Too Many Zooz, to the re-imagining of Sun Ra's "The Magic City" by Meshell Ndegeocello, and a whole lot in between. The playlist features Too Many Zooz; Jonathan Suazo; Meshell Ndegeocello; Antti Lötjönen; Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, Tyshawn Sorey; Gordon Grdina, Christian Lillinger; Annie Chen; Jacky Terrasson and Camille Bertault. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/18582410/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Est-ce que tu me suis ?"). Happy listening!

Pianist and composer Vijay Iyer first got together with bassist and composer Linda May-Han Oh and drummer/composer Tyshawn Sorey in 2021, when they released their brilliant album Uneasy.  But with all three musicians having such busy careers, it seemed like it might be a kind of musical summit – the sort of thing that only happens once. Well now those same three musicians have released a second album, called Compassion, which includes a couple of interesting covers along with a number of Vijay's original works. The Vijay Iyer Trio performs some of these newer works, in-studio.  Set list: 1. Tempest 2. Compassion 3. Ghostrumental

In the 32nd episode of the ECM podcast we're once again joined by Vijay Iyer, whose new album "Compassion" is the pianist's second outing with his trio of Linda May Han Oh on bass and drummer Tyshawn Sorey and was co-produced with Manfred Eicher. Vijay talks about the state of the world, the bond created when making music in collaboration with others, album titles and compassion.

Eine neue CD von Vijay Iyer - vorgestellt auf NDR Kultur.

A variety of music beginning with guitarists Wes Montgomery and Larry Coryell. That is followed by music from towns that I have resided in for most of my adult life, Hartford and San Diego. Also, the "Jazztodon" inspired track. We have new music from Vijay Iyer and Linda May Han Oh as well. Playlist  Artist ~ Name ~ Album Wes Montgomery ~ Tequila ~ Tequila Larry Coryell ~ Bumpin' on Sunset ~ The Power Trio Gilbert Castellanos ~ Bilad as Sudan ~ Espérame En El Cielo Mike DiRubbo ~ Scrollin' and Trollin' ~ Inner Light Ken Peplowski & New York Trio ~ In the Middle of a Kiss ~ Stardust Vijay Iyer ~ Overjoyed ~ Compassion Linda May Han Oh ~ Phosphorus ~ The Glass Hours Herbie Hancock ~ Oliloqui Valley ~ Empyrean Isles

[REBROADCAST FROM Mar 27, 2023] Love In Exile is the first album from the trio made up of jazz pianist Vijay Iyer, vocalist Arooj Aftab, and multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily. The group first came together in 2018 to perform experimental, improvisational music, and have collaborated several times since. The new album, recorded live in New York, is their first attempt to capture those explorations on a record. All three musicians join us for a Listening Party.

durée : 00:59:44 - Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, Tyshawn Sorey - par : Alex Dutilh - Parution aujourd'hui de “Compassion” du trio de Vijay Iyer chez ECM.

SynopsisTo say that American composer and jazz pianist Vijay Iyer is a multifaceted artist would be quite the understatement. The son of Tamil immigrants, he was born and raised in New York and began classical music training at 3. His undergraduate degree at Yale was in mathematics and physics, but music retained its strong pull. At the University of California, Berkeley, his 1998 Ph.D. dissertation was titled, “Microstructures of Feel, Macrostructures of Sound: Embodied Cognition in West African and African-American Musics.”As a pianist, Iyer started attracting a lot of attention. Reviewing Break Stuff, his 20th CD release, critic Steve Greenlee wrote, “He may be the most celebrated musician in jazz.”On today's date in 2005, Iyer and the Ethel String Quartet gave the premiere performance of his chamber work Mutations, a suite that combines improvisatory elements of jazz with the meticulously organized scoring of contemporary classical music. The work was recorded for the ECM label, a home for many cross-discipline composers and performers.“The world likes to put us in boxes,” Iyer says. “But when you're an artist, a composer, a creative person … you find a lot of different sides of yourself opening up.”Music Played in Today's ProgramVijay Iyer (b. 1971) Mutations; Vijay Iyer, p; Ethel String Quartet ECM 2372

CALEB WHEELER CURTIS – HEATMAP Astoria, NY, July 20, 2021Heatmap, Tossed aside, SurroundingCaleb Wheeler Curtis (as,sop,comp) Orrin Evans (p) Eric Revis (b) Gerald Cleaver (d) AROOJ AFTAB – LOVE IN EXILE New York, c. 2022To remain/To return, Haseen thiArooj Aftab (vcl) Vijay Iyer (p,electronics) Shahzad Ismaily (b,synt) DEREK BAILEY / PAUL MOTIAN – DUO IN CONCERT 7th December, 1990 at JazzMarathon at De Oosterpoort, Groningen, the Netherlands Improv 1, Improv 2Derek Bailey (g) Paul Motian (perc) 16th December, 1991 at the New Music Cafe, New York CityImprov 3Derek Bailey (g) Paul Motian (perc) Continue reading Puro Jazz 26 enero 2024 at PuroJazz.

Claudia Villela, Edward Simon, Veronica Swift, Donald Vega, Artemis, Harold Lopez-Nussa, Ethan Iverson, Vijay Iyer, Kris Davis, Sharon Minemoto, Bellbird, Allison Burik, Ruiqi Wang, Roxane Reddy, Esperanza Spalding and Cecile McLorin SalvantPlaylist: Claudia Viella - Cartas Ao VentoEdward Simon, featuring Magos Herrera, Reuben Rogers, Adam Cruz and Luis Quintero - FemininaVeronica Swift, featuring Luis Quintero - The Show Must Go OnDonald Vega, featuring Lewis Nash, John Patitucci and Luis Quintero - As I TravelArtemis - Balance of TimeHarold Lopez-Nussa - Cake a la ModaEthan Iverson - Who Are You, Really?Vijay Iyer, featuring Linda May Han Oh and Tyshawn Sorey - Prelude: OrisonKris Davis, featuring Terri Lyne Carrington, Val Jeanty, Trevor Dunn, Julian Lage - Nine HatsSharon Minemoto - As Luck Would Have ItBellbird, featuring Claire Devlin, Allison Burik, Eli Davidovici & Mili Hong - If You Can't Swim, DanceAllison Burik - Be the DragonRuiqi Wang - Fragments for Subduing the SilenceRoxane Reddy - WiltedEsperanza Spalding - Nao Ao Marco TemporalCecile McLorin Salvant - Fenestra

[REBROADCAST FROM June 20, 2023] On his latest album Animals, drummer, producer and rapper Kassa Overall invites a sweeping group of guest musicians including Vijay Iyer, Theo Croker, Danny Brown, and Francis and the Lights. The Guardian calls it "a jazz-hip-hop fusion of real artistry." Overall joins us for a Listening Party.

    I was doing a lot of work around the house, like painting, back in October and I was growing tired of my usual playlists. So I was happy when I stumbled on some 2023 jazz releases I hadn't heard. That set me off on a jazz binge over the last three months of the year which was so fun because I discovered all sorts of new stuff, enough that I could make a year-end list and mix. I hope to continue diving into new jazz artists and recordings next year. While I love all my old jazz albums from Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Chet Baker, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, etc., it was exciting to seek out new stuff the same way I am constantly on the lookout for new music in the ambient sphere or in the indie rock scene. I see so many people get hung up on the latest reissues of a classic jazz recordings that I wonder if they ever take the time to appreciate any of the excellent new music being released. Full list of my favorite Jazz Albums of 2023 in alphabetical order: Ancient Infinity Orchestra - River of Light Anja Lauvdal - Farewell to Faraway Friends (wurlitzer improvisations 2021-23) Arooj Aftab, Vijay lyer, Shahzad Ismaily - Love in Exile Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal & Emile Parisien & Vincent Peirani - Les Egares Dave Easley - Ballads Daniel Villarreal - Lados B Dhafer Youssef - Street of Minarets EABS & Jaubiln - Search of a Better Tomorrow Eli Keszler - LIVE Fire! Orchestra - Echoes Girls in Airports - How It is Now Kamaal Williams - Stings Mette Henriette - Drifting Pat Metheny - Dream Box Peace Flag Ensemble - Astral Plains Peter Somuah - Letter to the Universe Phi-Psonics - Octava Scree - Jasmine On A Night In July Scrimshire - Paroxysm Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley, Brian Blade - Dance of the Elders Yoni Mayraz - Dybbuk Tse! Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music   LINKS TO EACH ALBUM:   Ancient Infinity Orchestra - River of Light: https://ancientinfinityorchestra.bandcamp.com/album/river-of-light   Anja Lauvdal - Farewell to Faraway Friends (wurlitzer improvisations 2021-23): https://anjalauvdal.bandcamp.com/album/farewell-to-faraway-friends-vol-1-2   Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily - Love in Exile: https://shop.loveinexile.net/   Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal & Emile Parisien & Vincent Peirani - Les Egares: https://sissokosegalparisienpeirani.bandcamp.com/album/les-gar-s-3   Dave Easley - Ballads: https://daveeasley.bandcamp.com/album/ballads   Daniel Villarreal - Lados B: https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/lados-b   Dhafer Youssef - Street of Minarets: https://www.amazon.com/Street-Minarets-Dhafer-Youssef/dp/B0BLFKCLQ4   EABS & Jaubiln - Search of a Better Tomorrow: https://eabs.bandcamp.com/album/in-search-of-a-better-tomorrow   Eli Keszler - LIVE: https://elikeszler.bandcamp.com/album/live   Fire! Orchestra - Echoes: https://fireorchestra.bandcamp.com/album/echoes   Girls in Airports - How It is Now: https://girlsinairports.bandcamp.com/album/how-it-is-now   Kamaal Williams - Stings: https://kamaalwilliams.bandcamp.com/album/stings-2   Mette Henriette - Drifting: https://ecmrecords.com/product/drifting-mette-henriette/   Pat Metheny - Dream Box: https://stores.portmerch.com/patmetheny/   Peace Flag Ensemble - Astral Plains: https://peaceflagensemble.bandcamp.com/album/astral-plains   Peter Somuah - Letter to the Universe: https://actrecords.bandcamp.com/album/letter-to-the-universe-2   Phi-Psonics - Octava: https://phi-psonics.bandcamp.com/album/octava   Scree - Jasmine On A Night In July: https://screeband.bandcamp.com/album/jasmine-on-a-night-in-july   Scrimshire - Paroxysm: https://scrimshire.bandcamp.com/album/paroxysm   Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley, Brian Blade - Dance of the Elders: https://ecmrecords.com/product/dance-of-the-elders-wolfgang-muthspiel-scott-colley-brian-blade/   Yoni Mayraz - Dybbuk Tse!: https://yonimayraz.bandcamp.com/album/dybbuk-tse   Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music: https://yussefdayes.bandcamp.com/album/black-classical-music     I hope you enjoy this crop of 2023 jazz albums as much as I did. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Phi-Psonics - Lunar Reflections (Octava) 05:15    Girls in Airports - Yield (How It is Now) 10:00    Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music (Black Classical Music) 15:05    Scrimshire - Unity Gain (Paroxysm) 20:30    Anja Lauvdal - Siste hus (Farewell to Faraway Friends(wurlitzer improvisations 2021-23) 24:07    Mette Henriette - The 7th (Drifting) 24:37    Pat Metheny - The Waves Are Not The Ocean (Dream Box) 30:06    Arooj Aftab, Vijay lyer, Shahzad Ismaily - Haseen Thi (Love in Exile) 37:50    EABS & Jaubiln - Tomorrow (Search of a Better Tomorrow) 42:00    Yoni Mayraz - 1999 (Dybbuk Tse!) 44:26    Daniel Villarreal - Sunset Cliffs (Lados B) 48:50    Dave Easley - Fleurette Africaine (Ballads) 52:22    Fire! Orchestra - I See Your Eye, Part 1 (Echoes) 1:02:10    Scree - Half-Death (Jasmine On A Night In July) 1:06:06    Kamaal Williams - City of God (Stings) 1:09:18    Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal & Emile Parisien & Vincent Peirani - Ta Nyé (Les Egares) 1:13:08    Peter Somuah - Green Path (Letter to the Universe) 1:16:36    Peace Flag Ensemble - You Can't Pin Joy Like A Moth (Astral Plains) 1:21:31    Ancient Infinity Orchestra - Niyama (River of light) 1:29:59    end

Seguimos seleccionando lo que nos parece más interesante de las nominaciones de los Grammy en el terreno del jazz. En el programa de hoy nos centramos en las categorías Jazz Vocal, Mejor Interpretación, Jazz Alternativo y Mejor Álbum Contemporáneo Instrumental.Temas que suenan en el programa:01 2023 Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily - Love in Exile 04 Sajni (7' 36'')02 2022 Lakecia Benjamin - Phoenix 12 Basquiat - Josh Evans Victor Gould Ivan Taylor EJ Strickland (5' 35'')03 2018 Fred Hersch Esperanza Spalding - Alive at the Village Vanguard 06 Evidence (6' 22'')04 2023 Samara Joy - Tight (1' 53'')05 2023 Cécile McLorin Salvant - Mélusine 12 Fenestra - Sullivan Fortner Luques Curtis Obed Calvaire Weedie Braimah (5' 14'')06 2023 Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke - Lean In 04 Okagbé Interlude (1' 18'')07 2023 Nicole Zuraitis - How Love Begins 05 Burn - Gilad Hekselman David Cook Christian McBride Billy Kilson (3' 40'')08 2023 Julian Lage - The Layers 04 This World - Bill Frisell Jorge Roeder Dave King (4' 12'')09 2023 Ben Wendel - All One 04 Speak Joy - Elena Pinderhughes (7' 40'')10 2023 House of Waters - On Becoming 05 Tsumamiori - Max ZT Moto Fukushima Antonio Sánchez (3' 29'')Para estar al día del jazz en Aragón os recomiendo la web jazzaragon de Daniel Zamora.

More than ten thousand people with big dreams arrived in the Mile High City for this year's Denver Startup Week, and AI was the talk of the town. So will Denver become a hub for this massive tide-changing trend in technology that has congress confused and tech folks energized? Adeel Khan founded his first startup earlier this year, and he was in the thick of networking-palooza all week long. So host Bree Davies and producer Paul Karolyi sit down with Adeel to talk about the debates dividing Denver's business community, Mayor Mike Johnston's approach to the economy, and all things AI. Plus, our Rocky Mountain Highs and Lows of the week touch on a new hotel project that just got new support from City Council, the definition of Colorado green chile, and more.  Become a founding member of City Cast Denver today! It's the best way to support local journalism and all the hard work that goes into making a daily podcast. Join now for as little as $8 per month and get access to an ad-free podcast feed. Learn more and sign up at membership.citycast.fm. Paul discussed this Jam Band Hero, our 2021 episode on the allegations against Jay Bianchi, and forgot to mention this update to the situation with his Grateful Dead-themed bar So Many Roads. Bree talked about her uncle Ed Kutz and his bff Reed Weimer's role in saving the Sid King's Crazy Horse sign from going to the dump 40 years ago. She also mentioned a past City Cast Denver episode about the story of Colorado Mexican Food with Patty Calhoun and Gustavo Arellano.  For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver at denver.citycast.fm. Follow us on Instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: “Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily: Love in Exile” at the Newman Center (Sept. 30) BadBoyBoards Lighthouse Writers Workshop Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This weekend marks the tenth anniversary of what our guest calls “Comedy Christmas” — aka, the High Plains Comedy Festival. Returning fave Joshua Emerson, who also co-chairs the Denver American Indian Commission, is telling jokes on stage at High Plains for the second year running. He joins host Bree Davies and producer Paul Karolyi to share his High Plains hacks, recommend a few shows (with tickets still available), and dish on how Denver comedy stacks up to other cities. Plus, Paul takes the reins to share his top event picks, and we make our official City Cast Denver ‘Maybe' for your weekend. Become a founding member of City Cast Denver today! Between the useful dives into pressing issues and our constant search for the best of Denver, making this podcast every day takes a lot of work. So if you care about local journalism and want to support our work, become a founding member for as little as $8 per month today. Learn more and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.  Here are some links to the events Paul mentioned: National Public Lands Day Coach Prime and the CU Buffs vs. Oregon Ducks (Saturday, 1:30 p.m.) “Making Our Mark: An Exploration of Vandal Futurism” (RedLine Contemporary Art Center) Battle of the (Brewery) Bands (The Crypt) Paul also mentioned 5280 Magazine's list of the best college football bars in Denver.  For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver at denver.citycast.fm. Follow us on Instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver What do you think? Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: 720-500-5418‬ Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Denver Walls is a new mural fest coming to RiNo later this month “Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily: Love in Exile” at the Newman Center (Sept. 30) BadBoyBoards Lighthouse Writers Workshop Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the height of the racial justice protests of 2020, Denverites — like the rest of the country — reckoned with our past. Statues depicting bigots and racists were torn down, and quietly the City of Denver assembled a commission to examine, research, and reassess the names of our parks — green spaces like Jefferson Park, La Alma-Lincoln Park, but also some lesser known park names with potentially troubled pasts. Today host Bree Davies and producer Paul Karolyi talk through the six park names the commission put up for debate and discuss why they think we should — or shouldn't — be giving some of these park names the boot. What do you think about renaming these six parks? We would love to hear from you, too. Got a strong defense of Lincoln? Or maybe there's a park name you'd really like to see go? Leave us a voicemail or a text at 720-500-5418, and you might hear it on the show soon! Paul mentioned past guest Chase Woodruff's newsletter exploring the literature of the West — “Lit Out West.” For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver at denver.citycast.fm. Follow us on Instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: “Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily: Love in Exile” at the Newman Center (Sept. 30) BadBoyBoards Lighthouse Writers Workshop Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Tuesday, so host Bree Davies and producer Paul Karolyi are breaking down all the local stories that matter. First, a report of a so-called “homeless bar” with “prostitution tents” at 23rd and Champa Street had the national tabloids looking Denver's way. But what was really going on there anyway? Then, overdose deaths are making headlines again in Colorado, this time because more and more of these incidents are happening in public, forcing passersby into the role of makeshift first-responders. Plus, listeners share their comments on a recent guest on our show and debate how CO's vaping congresswoman's anti-trans rhetoric can have real-life consequences.  Bree mentioned CBS Colorado's coverage of Aurora mayor Mike Coffman's foray into cosplaying the experience of being homelessness.  For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver at denver.citycast.fm. Follow us on Instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (720) 500-5418‬ Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: “Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily: Love in Exile” at the Newman Center (Sept. 30) BadBoyBoards Lighthouse Writers Workshop Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the opening of Yuan Wonton's new shared brick-and-mortar restaurant in Park Hill, the food trend of the fall is officially the humble dumpling. But what can we consider to be a dumpling? Is it just a pocket of dough filled with … something? Or is it much more nuanced? 5280 Magazine's assistant food editor Ethan Pan is a bonafide dumpling lover, digging into the hype and searching for Denver's best in his new column for 5280 Magazine — “In the Fold.” So we sent newsletter editor and resident foodie Peyton Garcia out with Ethan to the trendiest new dumpling spot, then they sat down with producer Paul Karolyi to talk all things dumplings.  Here are some links to all the dumpling places we discussed: Yuan Wonton (Park Hill) Ace Eat Serve (Uptown) ChoLon (Central Park) Oak at Fourteenth (Boulder) Seoul ManDoo (Aurora) Bryan's Dumpling House (Greenwood Village) Yummy Dumpling (Federal Heights)  The Easy Vegan (City Park Farmers Market + various other locations) Paul also mentioned the latest news about plant-based protein company Meati and its Thornton “mega factory.”  Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Denver today! It's the best way to support our work and help make sure we're around for years to come. Get all the deets and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.  Follow us on Instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (720) 500-5418‬ Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: “Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily: Love in Exile” at the Newman Center (Sept. 30) BadBoyBoards Lighthouse Writers Workshop Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Rain on LaunchLeft today as they welcome Oscar-nominated Son Lux to kick off Qasim Naqvi's launch. Tune in for an engaging conversation with Ryan, Ian, Rafiq, and Qasim Naqvi as they discuss their unique experiences and creative processes in music-making. This versatile group excels as a live band, studio recording artists, and composers, embracing various aspects of the art they cherish. As a special treat, you'll have the privilege of hearing Qasim Naqvi's captivating performance of "The Curve" at the end of the episode. -----------------  LAUNCHLEFT OFFICIAL WEBSITEhttps://www.launchleft.com  LAUNCHLEFT PATREON https://www.patreon.com/LaunchLeft  TWITTER https://twitter.com/LaunchLeft  INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/launchleft/  FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/LaunchLeft  --------------------- LaunchLeft Podcast hosted by Rain Phoenix is an intentional space for Art and Activism where famed creatives launch new artists. LaunchLeft is an alliance of left-of-center artists, a curated ecosystem that includes a podcast, label and NFT gallery. --------------------- IN THIS EPISODE: [02:23] Ryan tells how he and Rafiq came to collaborate.  [08:25] Ian explains how they became composers for Everything, Everywhere, All At Once.  [10:26] Rafiq shares what they have been working on recently.  [12:39] Ryan comments on the reward versus the work and how the work won out.  [17:42] Qasim Naqvi reveals how he met the members of Son Lux, and they all reflect on their times together.  [25:02] Ryan talks about how their music is visual, and Qasim Naquiv discusses the modular synthesis while they land on making music with what they have.  [40:03] Listen to “The Curve” by Qasim Naqvi.    KEY TAKEAWAYS:  The difference between performing on stage and recording in a studio is night-and-day. When you find like-minded artists who appreciate each other's talents, you have a winning combination. Sometimes it’s the accident that makes the music. It’s called working with what you have.   BIOGRAPHIES::  SON LUX BIO: From the start, Son Lux has operated as something akin to a sonic test kitchen. The Academy Award® and BAFTA-nominated band strives to question deeply held assumptions about how music is made and reconstruct it from a molecular level. What began as a solo project for founder Ryan Lott expanded in 2014, thanks to a kinship with Ian Chang and Rafiq Bhatia too strong to ignore. The trio strengthened their chemistry and honed their collective intuition while creating, releasing, and touring six recordings, including Brighter Wounds (2018) and the triple album Tomorrows (2021). The result is a carefully cultivated musical language rooted in curiosity and balancing opposites that largely eschews genre and structural conventions. And yet, the band remains audibly indebted to iconoclastic artists in soul, hip-hop, and experimental improvisation who themselves carved new paths forward. Distilling these varied influences, Son Lux searches for an equilibrium of raw emotional intimacy and meticulous electronic constructions. Son Lux has most recently scored the new Daniels film for A24, Everything Everywhere All at Once (March 2022). The full score album features new collaborations with Mitski, David Byrne, Randy Newman, and Moses Sumney, among others. Based in New York, Rafiq Bhatia is the first-generation American son of Muslim immigrant parents who trace their ancestry to India through East Africa. Early influences such as Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane, and Madlib—as well as mentors and collaborators including Vijay Iyer and Billy Hart—prompted him to see music as a way to actively shape and represent his own identity, not limited by anyone else’s prescribed perspective. When Ian Chang describes his creative process, the phrase "third culture” keeps coming up. Born in the colony of Hong Kong in 1988, Chang has lived a nomadic life. Stationed out of New York for ten years and since relocated to Dallas, Texas, he built an impressive roster of progressive pop collaborators such as Moses Sumney, Joan As Policewoman, and Matthew Dear, among others, all while performing internationally and recording as a member of Son Lux and Landlady. Ryan Lott makes his home in Los Angeles but grew up all over the United States. Music was the one constant in his formative years spent at the piano. In addition to an extensive career writing music for dance, he has become a sought-after composer for advertising, television, and film. Lott’s feature film credits include The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (2014), Paper Towns (2015), and Mean Dreams (2017). He has co-produced and co-written music for and with Woodkid, Sufjan Stevens, and Lorde.   BIOGRAPHY: QASIM NAQVI  Qasim Naqvi is a drummer and founding member of Dawn of Midi. Outside of his role in D.O.M., Qasim works on various projects, from electronic music to composing for orchestras, chamber groups, dance and film.  His concert music has been performed/commissioned by The BBC Concert Orchestra, Jennifer Koh, The London Contemporary Orchestra, Stargaze, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Crash Ensemble, The Now Ensemble, The Erebus Ensemble, yMusic, The Helsinki Chamber Choir, Alexander Whitley, Cikada, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra(MusicNOW Season) and others. He has been a featured composer at the Musica Nova Festival in Helsinki, the Spitalfields Festival in London, Ultima Festival, Southbank Centre and the Rest is Noise Festival in Holland.   Qasim's soundtracks for the film have appeared on HBO, NBC, PBS, Showtime, New York Times Op-Docs, VICE Media, at The Tribeca, Sundance, Toronto, Rotterdam and London Film Festivals, at dOCUMENTA 13 and 14, The Guggenheim Museum, The Tate Britain (Turner Prize 2018), MOMA P.S. 1, IDFA, Berlinale and others. He has worked with such notable filmmakers as Laura Poitras, Mariam Ghani, Marc Levin, Naeem Mohaiemen, Smriti Keshari, Prashant Bhargava and Erin Heidenreich. Acoustic trio Dawn of Midi has released two albums. Their most recent Dysnomia was acclaimed by Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Spin, The Guardian and the New Yorker. Radiohead personally picked Dawn of Midi as their support band for two sold-out concerts at New York's Madison Square Garden for their Moon Shaped Pool tour.    Qasim earned his B.F.A in performance from the New School Jazz and Contemporary Music program and his M.F.A in composition and performance from California Institute of the Arts. He studied drums and performance with Andrew Cyrille, Joe Chambers, Reggie Workman, Buster Williams, Ralph Peterson Jr., Charlie Haden and Rashied Ali and composition with Wolfgang von Schweinitz, James Tenney, Morton Subotnick, Marc Sabat, Wadada Leo Smith, Michael Jon Fink and Anne LeBaron. He is a 2016 N.Y.F.A Fellow in Music and Sound and has received other fellowships and awards from Chamber Music America, The Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Mid-Atlantic Arts Council, Harvest Works, The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, S.T.E.I.M. and Art OMI. Presently, Qasim lives in Brooklyn, New York and works on various projects as a freelance composer and drummer. He is represented by Erased Tapes Publishing.   RESOURCE LINKS Podcast - LaunchLeft   SON LUX LINKS: Son Lux Music - Website Son Lux - Instagram Son Lux - Twitter Son Lux - Facebook Son Lux - YouTube Son Lux - Soundcloud   QASIM NAQVI LINKS: Qasim Naqvi - Website Qasim Naqvi - Instagram Qasim Naqvi - Twitter Qasim Naqvi - Bandcamp  

On his latest album Animals, drummer, producer and rapper Kassa Overall invites a sweeping group of guest musicians including Vijay Iyer, Theo Croker, Danny Brown, and Francis and the Lights. The Guardian calls it "a jazz-hip-hop fusion of real artistry." Overall joins us for a Listening Party.

Contributor Nate Chinen interviews the three musicians behind the new improvisational supergroup Love In Exile about their new album, the mysteries of how songs emerge from improvisation and most crucially, how the music they create is an expression of how they listen to each other.

The Atlanta rapper and singer 6LACK, Lana Del Rey, R&B singer Yaya Bey, the veteran rock group Depeche Mode and more are among the artists dropping our picks for the best new albums out this week.Featured Albums:1. 6LACK — Since I Have A LoverFeatured Songs: "Inwood Hill Park," "Cold Feet," "Talkback," "Chasing Feeling"2. Lana Del Rey — Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Featured Songs: "Peppers (feat. Tommy Genesis)," "Jon Batiste Interlude," "Margaret (feat. Bleachers)," "Judah Smith Interlude," "A&W"3. Yaya Bey — Exodus the North StarFeatured Songs: "when saturn returns," "exodus the north star"4. Lankum — False LankumFeatured Songs: "Clear Away in the Morning," "Fugue III," "Lord Abore and Mary Flynn"5. Depeche Mode — Memento MoriFeatured Songs: "My Cosmos Is Mine," "Always You," "People Are Good," "My Favourite Stranger"Lightning Round: Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily — Love in ExileBenny Sings — Young HeartsCaroline Rose — The Art of ForgettingFall Out Boy — So Much (For) StardustKele — The Flames, Pt. 2Lemar — Page In My HeartPink Floyd — The Dark Side of the Moon (50th Anniversary)Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro — RRSophie B Hawkins — Free MyselfOther notable releases for March 24:03 Greedo — Halfway ThereBabymetal — The Other OneThe HIRS Collective — We're Still HereJimin — FACEKate Davis — Fish BowlMeg Myers — TZIA Nickel Creek — CelebrantsPurling Hiss — Drag on GirardSpectacular Diagnostics — Raw Lessons