Vijay Iyer Sextet – Far From Over (Teaser) | ECM Records

Vijay Iyer Sextet Far From Over Vijay Iyer: piano, Fender Rhodes Graham Haynes: cornet, flugelhorn, electronics Steve Lehman: alto saxophone Mark Shim: tenor saxophone Stephan Crump: double-bass Tyshawn Sorey: drums CD / 180g Vinyl / Streaming: Keyboardist-composer Vijay Iyer’s energized sequence of ECM releases has garnered copious international praise. Yet his fifth for the label since 2014 – ’Far From Over’, featuring his dynamically commanding sextet – finds Iyer reaching a new peak, furthering an artistry that led The Guardian to call him “one of the world’s most inventive new-generation jazz pianists” and The New Yorker to describe him as “extravagantly gifted… brilliantly eclectic.” ’Far From Over’ features this sextet of virtuoso improvisers – with horn players Graham Haynes, Steve Lehman and Mark Shim alongside rhythm partners Stephan Crump and Tyshawn Sorey – leveraging a wealth of jazz history even as it pushes boldly forward. The music ranges from the thrilling