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Interview Details
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An interview with MacArthur 'genius,' jazz pianist, and composer Vijay Iyer - Chicago Reader
Publish Date
October 21, 2014
Interviewees
Vijay Iyer
Interviewers
Peter Margasak
Publisher
Chicago Reader
Topics
career trajectory
Composition
influences
jazz
music genres
People Mentioned
Bartok
Brahms
Braxton
Cory Smythe
Ellington
George Lewis
Henry Threadgill
Jason Moran
Kaija Saariaho
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Ligeti
Monica Hairston O’Connell
Muhal Richard Abrams
Nicole Mitchell
Peter Evans
Roscoe Mitchell
Steve Coleman
Stockhausen
Tyshawn Sorey
Wadada Leo Smith
Works Mentioned
Mutations
Radhe Radhe
Rite of Spring
Places Mentioned
Chicago Humanities Festival
Harvard University
Logan Center for the Arts
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