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Two more reviews of Vijay Iyer / Miguel Zenon performance

I have shared the Globe's review of the Celebrity Series' December 9 Vijay Iyer/Miguel Zenon concert on this blog, but I would be remiss if I didn't also share two reviews from other publications. JazzTimes Magazine and India New England both covered the concert and both reviews are worth a look:

JazzTimes

India New England

Iyer/Zenon concert reviewed by Globe's Steve Greenlee

Vijay Iyer during his Celebrity Series performance Friday night

Steve Greenlee reviewed the Celebrity Series of Boston's double bill of the Miguel Zenon Quartet and the Vijay Iyer Trio at Berklee Performance Center for The Boston Globe:

"Two of jazz’s most exciting and innovative artists - pianist Vijay Iyer and alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón - brought their groups to town Friday night for a 2 1/2-hour roof raiser of a show."

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Vijay Iyer's full-length interview with Boston Phoenix's Jon Garelick

Check out Jon Garelick's extensive interview with pianist Vijay Iyer in today's Boston Phoenix.

Iyer performs tomorrow night, December 9, at the Berklee Performance Center as part of a double-bill with saxophonist Miguel Zenon.

Recent Celebrity Series reviews ...

November has been a busy month here at Celebrity Series world headquarters. Below are just a few of the reviews for just a few of the performances this month ...

Angelika Kirchschlager and Jean-Yves Thibaudet at NEC's Jordan Hall:

Boston Globe

Boston Classical Review

Orion String Quartet with David Shifrin
(performance included Boston premiere of Marc Neikrug's Clarinet Quintet)

The Classical Review

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones at Sanders Theatre:

Harvard Crimson

Itzhak Perlman at Symphony Hall:

Boston Globe

Boston Classical Review

Saxophonist Miguel Zenon interviewed on WBGO

Saxophonist and MacArthur "Genius" Grant winner Miguel Zenon talks about his newest recording, Alma Adentro, his take on the Puerto Rican Songbook, with Josh Jackson of WBGO, Newark.

Zenon comes to the Celebrity Series with his quartet on December 9 at Berklee Performance Center as part of a double bill with pianist Vijay Iyer.

Jazz pianist Vijay Iyer named one of the 50 most influential global Indians

Pianist Vijay Iyer

Jazz pianist and composer Vijay Iyer was named one of the "50 most influential global Indians" by GQ India. He is in some impressive company (of course, he is pretty impressive in his own right).

The Celebrity Series of Boston presents Vijay Iyer with another influential jazz musician, saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenon in a double-bill concert at Berklee Performance Center on December 9.

George Shearing (1919-2011)

George Shearing

The world has lost pianist George Shearing at the age of 91. Jack Kerouac's "Old God Shearing" played the Celebrity Series of Boston only once, a Symphony Hall date in 1995 with clarinetist Richard Stoltzman. The performance included Gee, Baby Ain't I Good to You, Stars in My Eyes, If Ever I Should Lose You and the slightly unexpected choice of Eddie Harris' Freedom Jazz Dance.

The Telegraph (UK)

The Washington Post

The New York Times

Jazz Times

A Blog Supreme/NPR Jazz (NPR's Morning Edition interview from 1995)

George Shearing Quintet, Conception (video)

George Shearing Quintet, Swedish Pastry (video)

Audio link and transcript of Shearing interviewed by singer Joe Williams

Tierney Sutton sings Irving Berlin (video)

Tierney Sutton will give a masterclass at Harvard tomorrow evening and will sing at Sanders Theatre on Friday night, so you have not missed your opportunity ...

In this video, Tierney Sutton and her band perform Let's Face the Music and Dance.

Tierney Sutton, "I Get a Kick Out of You" - Wow!

Tierney Sutton smokes this uptempo version of "I Get a Kick Out of You" with her band. We can't promise this piece will be on the program, but Tierney and Band visit Sanders Theatre (and the Celebrity Series) on February 11.

Chucho Valdes announces tour lineup

Here is Chucho Valdés' band for his tour, which stops at the Berklee Performance Center on October 28:

The Afro-Cuban Messengers:

Lázaro Rivero Alarcón, bass
Juan Carlos Rojas Castro, drums
Yaroldy Abreu Robles, percussion
Dreiser Durruthy Bambolé, batá drum and vocals
Carlos Manuel Miyares Hernandez, tenor saxophone
Reinaldo Melián Álvarez, trumpet

Chucho Valdés is, of course, on piano.

We couldn't be more thrilled by the Celebrity Series of Boston debut of the great Chucho Valdés!