Vortex, LondonVijay Iyer likes playing small clubs, so a modest hangout like the Vortex still gets to present the Indian-American piano star when others in his league have ascended to concert halls. On the first of his organically expressive trio's two nights here, it was easy to see what Iyer, bassist Stephan Crump and drummer Marcus Gilmore get back from such intimate contact with a receptive audience. From their Grammy-nominated 2009 album Historicity to this year's Accelerando, they have com...
Guardian Music — Vortex, LondonVijay Iyer likes playing small clubs, so a modest hangout like the Vortex still gets to present the Indian-American piano star when others in his league hav... more info