Hailed as one of the most talented jazz artists to come along in a generation, pianist, composer, bandleader, producer, electronic musician and writer Vijay Iyer makes his Kansas City debut headlining Starlight Theatre. Originally from New York, Iyer received 15 years of Western classical training on the violin beginning at age three but is mostly self-taught on the piano. Iyer has recorded innumerable compositions for a wide range of ensembles, is a Professor of Music at Harvard University, and a 2013 MacArthur Fellow.