Imagine - Vijay Iyer

- re:opening Grand Piano Marathon
Merkin Concert Hall
Kaufman Center, New York
January 21, 2008


- performed by Vijay Iyer


- his interpretation of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's seminal masterpiece, "Imagine".

please note, the video is shaky... minimize the window, and just listen to the intensity that was most appropriate for Martin Luther King, Jr. day.


www.myspace.com/vijayiyer
www.kaufman-center.org

Category:

Music

Tags:

• imagine
• john
• lennon
• yoko
• ono
• vijay
• iyer
• grand
• piano
• marathon
• merkin
• kaufman
• center
• new
• york

[DGitin]

Beautiful performance! Always a pleasure to hear Vijay.

[AGAscension]

vijay is incredible.

[unclejunglebass]

no jazz elements? who gives a shit? this bro is nuh nuh nuh nuh nastay....

[jonathan144x]

Thanks. Pick a zoom level!

[MegaJazk]

@shnimmuc true .........why this big uproar,,,,,,I take a bet with you he will not be able to play all the things you are.....one time.......!!

[MegaJazk]

@Djangoblackbird i don't find anything re-harmonized here........dig your ears .and tell wijey too.!!

[MegaJazk]

All supporters write good things..........but this version of Imagine doesn't sound jazzy at all...............when will he add some jazzy elements to his music.?durely this is nothing to kill or die for.!!

[anycush]

nothin to kill or die for

[daarkmatter]

How is this Imagine? Is this a complete re-interpretation?

[jneelt]

@sfrber2003 What on earth give you the right to copy and paste this idiotic and uninformed comment about Iyer on multiple vides. What exactly do you know about the denial in his heart, and the fear in his heart. You obviously have to much time on you hands or a personal vendetta against Iyer, did he run over your dog?

[sfrber2003]

God this sucks!

[sfrber2003]

Vijay is a nice guy. Nice guy does not equal a good musician of which he is not. His lack of emotion is replaced with math. His math knowledge is very good but math does not equal good music. Emotion determines dynamics of which he greatly lacks. If he could come out of denial about who he is and confront he fear of his own heart he would have a chance. It is up to him