PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa and Pianist Vijay Iyer Launch Jazz in a New Direction

Years from now, listeners surely will marvel at one of the great partnerships in jazz: saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa and pianist Vijay Iyer. Each has gone a long way toward infusing the music with elements of South Indian culture. Together, they have pointed jazz in a new direction—or at least developed Eastern elements that long have been dormant in the music...

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