George Lewis will collaborate in concert with Vijay Iyer, one of the most exciting jazz pianists on the contemporary scene. Lewis and Iyer will perform with Lewis’ “Voyager” system, a digital improvising device capable of listening and responding to human improvisatory performers.
The New Yorker has described composer-pianist Vijay Iyer as one of “today’s most important pianists ... extravagantly gifted ... brilliantly eclectic”; the Los Angeles Weekly wrote that he is “a boundless and deeply important young star.” Iyer has released 15 albums as a leader, including the multiple award-winning Historicity(2009), a 2010 Grammy nominee for Best Instrumental Jazz Album and No. 1 Jazz Album of the Year in the New York Times.
George Lewis, professor of American music, Columbia University, is a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a pioneer in computer music. His groundbreaking “Voyager” performance system was one of the first systems that could “listen” to a live performer and create a musical response in real time.
