Vijay Iyer

Vijay Iyer

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1971-10-26 (53 years old)

Biography

Vijay Iyer [ˌvɪdʒeɪ ˈaɪjər] (born October 26, 1971) is an American composer, pianist, bandleader, producer and writer based in New York City. The New York Times has called him a "social conscience, multimedia collaborator, system builder, rhapsodist, historical thinker and multicultural gateway". Iyer received a 2013 MacArthur Fellowship, a Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, a United States Artists Fellowship, a Grammy nomination, and the Alpert Award in the Arts. He was voted Jazz Artist of the Year in the DownBeat magazine international critics' polls in 2012, 2015, 2016, and 2018. In 2014, he received a lifetime appointment as the Franklin D. and Florence Rosenblatt Professor of the Arts at Harvard University, where he was jointly appointed in the Department of Music and the Department of African and African American Studies.

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Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1971-10-26 (53 years old)

Religion
Hinduism

Citizenships
United States of America

Residences
Harlem, United States of America

Awards
JJA Jazz Awards, list of United States Artists, Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, Herb Alpert Award in the Arts, MacArthur Fellows Program

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