He is one of the most celebrated and esteemed jazz pianists of this century. He has won a MacArthur “genius” grant and a Doris Duke Artist Award. He’s been named artist of the year four times by DownBeat, the jazz bible. His resume includes a faculty position at Harvard, a discography of two dozen albums under his own name and three Grammy nominations this year for his “Love in Exile” project with Arooj Aftab and Shahzad Ismaily. An acclaimed composer and master of improvisation, Iyer will be joined by bassist Harish Raghavan and drummer Jeremy Dutton. (STAR TRIBUNE)