Vijay Iyer + Mike Ladd
Still Life with Commentator

Savoy Jazz presents the album version of the critically acclaimed oratorio about tv news, the blogosphere, and life during wartime, by composer-pianist Vijay Iyer and poet-performer Mike Ladd. Also featuring Pamela Z, Guillermo E. Brown, Liberty Ellman, Okkyung Lee, Palina Jonsdottir, and Masayasu Nakanishi. Co-produced by Scotty Hard. Original theatrical version conceived and directed by Ibrahim Quraishi. (Release date: March 6, 2007.)

Vijay Iyer Tops Two “Rising Star” Categories In 55th Annual Downbeat Magazine Critics Poll

"In Search of Jazz with Maximum Creative Risk" - Boston Globe (March 21, 2007)

Album Review- Downbeat Magazine (April 2007)

"Fire Music Renaissance" - Downbeat Magazine (April 2007)

WNYC - John Schaefer chose Still Life as one of the best of 2006!

WNYC - An Evening of Music with David Garland - Music Spotlight on Vijay Iyer (February 24, 2007)

"GLOBAL JAZZ: Pianist Vijay Iyer's cutting-edge music draws on the Indian rhythms of his heritage with post-bop, hip-hop and more" Detroit Free Press (December 14, 2006)

New York Times Review (December 8, 2006)