Vijay Iyer Trio At Metropolitan Museum of Art

The pianist and composer Vijay Iyer frames his new trio recording, Break Stuff, around the idea of musical breaks: “a break in music is still music: a span of time in which to act,“ he writes. Formally, he’s referring to breakbeats and other musical breakdowns, but more generally, Iyer’s trio exploits opportunities to rupture convention. The configuration featuring Stephan Crump on bass and Marcus Gilmore on drums, together now for over 11 years, has made an art of collective rhythmic risk-taking, whether o