Vijay Iyer: The Problem with Criticism
I don’t exactly recall when or why Vijay Iyer dropped into my consciousness a few years back, but it was an auspicious occurrence. The pianist – who’s been lauded as the second coming for almost the last decade – doesn’t sport bombastic work so much as well determined inventiveness with an eye on classic compositions and music in an historical sense. His latest album, a solo affair, aptly titled Solo was issued in August and again displays the ability Iyer has to do a lot with the most skeletal ideas.
