POEMJAZZ with the Vijay Iyer Trio and Robert Pinsky

On Friday March 14th, the Celebrity Series of Boston will present the Vijay Iyer Trio with special guest Robert Pinsky/POEMJAZZ.

Grammy-nominated composer-pianist Vijay Iyer has been described by Pitchfork as “one of the most interesting and vital young pianists in jazz today.” His critical accolades continue in the form of awards and chart topping recognition, having received an unprecedented “quintuple crown” in the DownBeat International Critics Poll (winning Jazz Artist of the Year, Pianist of the Year, Jazz Album of the Year, Jazz Group of the Year, and Rising Star Composer categories); four top awards in the JazzTimes Critics as well as the Doris Duke Performing Artist Award and the Greenfield Prize; all in 2012 alone.

In the first part of this program, pianist Vijay Iyer teams up with former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky in POEMJAZZ, a duet performance of poetry and jazz. In the second half, the jazz world’s hottest trio takes the stage with its innovative interplay.

Tickets are available at http://celebrityseries.org/CS_performers_2013_14/iyer.htm