Vijay Iyer Trio Forges Telepathic Connections on 'Compassion'

Published: Feb. 22, 2024, 4:53 p.m.

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.\xa0 But with all three musicians having such busy careers, it seemed like it might be a kind of musical summit \u2013 the sort of thing that only happens once. Now, those same three\xa0gifted players\xa0have released a second album called Compassion, on which the trio's connected interplay can seem telepathic, as the musicians imagine future possibilities with warmth and clarity. The Vijay Iyer Trio plays\xa0some of these newer works,\xa0in-studio.\xa0

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Set list:\xa01. Tempest 2. Compassion 3. Ghostrumental