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Pianist Vijay Iyer Combines Complicated Rhythms With Modern Style On 'Far From Over'

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Copyright 2017 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Pianist Vijay Iyer studied physics and mathematics before becoming a professional musician in the 1990s. And he composes music for diverse ensembles, including chamber groups and his own trio. Iyer's new album is for a jazz sextet. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead has a review. (SOUNDBITE OF VIJAY IYER SEXTET'S "POLES") KEVIN WHITEHEAD, BYLINE: Pianist Vijay Iyer from his new album "Far From Over." The three horns, three rhythm format echoes Art Blakey's or Cannonball Adderley's classic hard bop sextets. But Iyer's composing is more rhythmically complicated in the modern style. He'll stack off-center beats and looping figures on top of each other until they spin or slide apart. Then he'll prune that thicket back to make room for improvised solos, the spontaneous content that lets the music breathe. (SOUNDBITE OF VIJAY IYER SEXTET'S "INTO ACTION") WHITEHEAD: Graham Haynes on cornet, who gets a

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