Jazz at Lincoln Center Concert II: Vijay Iyer Trio
Sunday, July 29, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, exterior, first floor
The Museum of Modern Art established Summergarden in 1971. In keeping with MoMA’s history of presenting jazz and classical music in the Sculpture Garden, this year’s concert series once again welcomes the participation of The Juilliard School and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Entitled New Music for New York, the series comprises four evenings of adventurous contemporary music, with premieres each night. Juilliard concerts are performed by members of The New Juilliard Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Joel Sachs, who has assembled two distinctive programs of recent compositions, all of which are enjoying their New York premieres. Jazz at Lincoln Center has selected two leading jazz groups whose concerts emphasize original works, each with one world premiere.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Concert II: Vijay Iyer Trio
Vijay Iyer, piano; Stephan Crump, bass; Marcus Gilmore, drums
Grammy‐nominated composer and pianist Vijay Iyer and his colleagues Stephan Crump and Marcus Gilmore have updated the classic jazz piano trio, creating a powerful, cutting‐edge new music that is firmly grounded in groove and pulse. The music is at once rhythmically intricate and highly interactive. The trio premieres Break Stuff, which the composer calls “an improvisational form concerned with extremes of texture, intensity, contrapuntal intricacy, and associative resonance, revolving around certain common South Asian dance rhythms.”
Summergarden is free and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The Sculpture Garden may close if attendance reaches maximum capacity. Entrance to Summergarden is through the Sculpture Garden gate on West 54 Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues. The Sculpture Garden opens at 7:00 p.m., and concerts start at 8:00 p.m. and run approximately one hour to 90 minutes. The Sculpture Garden closes at 10:00 p.m. In the event of rain, concerts will be held in The Agnes Gund Garden Lobby, and the Museum’s 54 Street entrance will open at 7:30 p.m. The exhibition galleries are closed during Summergarden.
The Garden Bar sells gelato and seasonal sorbet from Il Laboratorio del Gelato, and homemade treats from Cafe 2 including fresh cookies and ice cream sandwiches. Wine, champagne, American craft beer, specialty coffees, and bottled water are also available for purchase. In the event of rain, refreshments are not available.
Major annual support for Summergarden is provided by The Ethel P. Shein Fund for Music at MoMA, which is generously funded by Agnes Gund. Additional support is provided by The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Paul D. Shein, Myrna and Freddie Gershon, and Elizabeth Pozen.
For more live music at MoMA this summer, visit during MoMA Nights.
