Fusion of Indian Classical Music and Modern Jazz

Pianist and composer Vijay Iyer is a MacArthur Fellow who has been named DownBeat's Jazz Artist of the Year multiple times. For this show, he is joined by acclaimed tabla player Nitin Mitta and sarod master Alam Khan, who carries the traditions of his father, the legendary Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, into the present through boundary-crossing collaborations. This trio's debut EP will be released next year.

SHOW COST : General Admission ticket prices start at $42, including service fees. ... NOTE: For this show, there are also premium tickets for the center-front seating area, but those are about 20 bucks costlier. Thanks to the Freight's layout and acoustics, there really are no bad seats there, so I'm opting for a cheaper ticket! :)

MORE INFO, VIDEO and TICKET LINK:
https://secure.thefreight.org/15269/15339-vijay-iyer-alam-khan-nitin-mitta-251213

Buy your own General Admission tickets.

WHEN/WHERE TO MEET: Unless joining me for dinner beforehand, meet no later than 7:30 p.m.. in the Freight's lobby, so we can aim to get some decent seats together. (Doors open at 7pm, and the show starts at 8pm)

HOW TO FIND ME: I'm WF, 5 feet tall, with short, salt-and-pepper hair and glasses. I'll send my cellphone number to RSVPers prior to the event. PLEASE TEXT ME IF YOU DON'T SPOT ME.

OPTIONAL PRE-SHOW DINNER at Tender Greens, a good fast-casual restaurant on University near Shattuck, at 6:15 p.m.

TRANSIT/PARKING: Conveniently located less than a block from the downtown Berkeley BART station and from multiple AC Transit bus lines serving Berkeley, Oakland, and San Francisco. There's a paid parking garage next door to the Freight, and some free street parking available in the neighborhood (more so away from Shattuck or north of University).

VENUE WEBSITE:
https://thefreight.org/visit/