Jazz pianist Vijay Iyer is one of the most respected musicians of his generation, as borne out by the accolades he’s received to date, including a MacArthur Fellowship in 2013, a Doris Duke Performing Artists Award, and a lifetime appointment as a Professor of the Arts at Harvard University.  His work is far from coldly academic, however: soulful, delicate, nuanced, and mesmerizing, it reflects a complex but highly focused mind dedicated with singular purpose to his craft.

Jazz pianist Vijay Iyer is one of the most respected musicians of his generation, as borne out by the accolades he&rsquo;s received to date, including a MacArthur Fellowship in 2013, a Doris Duke Performing Artists Award, and a lifetime appointment as a Professor of the Arts at Harvard University.&nbsp; His work is far from coldly academic, however: soulful, delicate, nuanced, and mesmerizing, it reflects a complex but highly focused mind dedicated with singular purpose to his craft.

A show in which musicians and other creators talk about the songs that shaped who they are.

Essential Tremors

Vijay Iyer

Singer/songwriter Bruce Hornsby may be best known for his rootsy hits (and a few subsequent hip-hop samples of same), but his restless creativity has kept him experimenting into the 21st century.

In this episode, he discusses how songs by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Paul Brady shaped his own work.

Essential Tremors is produced by Matt Byars and Lee Gardner and distributed by Your Public Studios.

Singer/songwriter Bruce Hornsby may be best known for his rootsy hits (and a few subsequent hip-hop samples of same), but his restless creativity has kept him experimenting into the 21st century.
In this episode, he discusses how songs by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Paul Brady shaped his own work.
Essential Tremors is produced by Matt Byars and Lee Gardner and distributed by Your Public Studios.

Bruce Hornsby

Composer Arnold Dreyblatt has carved a unique course through contemporary music, combining just intonation with a vigorous self-devised approach to 20th-century minimalism.

In this episode, he discusses how Mexican folk music, Tony Conrad and Robert Ashley shaped his work.

Essential Tremors is produced by Matt Byars and Lee Gardner and distributed by Your Public Studios.

Composer Arnold Dreyblatt has carved a unique course through contemporary music, combining just intonation with a vigorous self-devised approach to 20th-century minimalism.
In this episode, he discusses how Mexican folk music, Tony Conrad and Robert Ashley shaped his work.
Essential Tremors is produced by Matt Byars and Lee Gardner and distributed by Your Public Studios.

Arnold Dreyblatt

Guitarist/singer/songwriter Beth Orton’s work in the mid-1990’s helped usher in a new era for both electronic and folk music by melding electronic sounds with acoustic instruments to achieve a warm and personal, but also boundary-pushing, sound that still feels modern almost 30 years later. 

In this episode she talks about how songs by Sinead O'Connor, Sons of Kemet and Father John Misty shaped her own work.

Essential Tremors is produced by Matt Byars and Lee Gardner and distributed by Your Public Studios.

Guitarist/singer/songwriter Beth Orton’s work in the mid-1990’s helped usher in a new era for both electronic and folk music by melding electronic sounds with acoustic instruments to achieve a warm and personal, but also boundary-pushing, sound that still feels modern almost 30 years later. 
In this episode she talks about how songs by Sinead O'Connor, Sons of Kemet and Father John Misty shaped her own work.
Essential Tremors is produced by Matt Byars and Lee Gardner and distributed by Your Public Studios.

Vijay Iyer

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