Fire City

Henry Threadgill, Vijay Iyer & Dafnis Prieto · 2026 · written by Vijay Iyer, from Fifteen

Context

Vijay Iyer wrote "Fire City," the sixth of the eight tracks on Fifteen, the first album by the trio he forms with Henry Threadgill (alto saxophone) and Dafnis Prieto (drums). The album title counts the fifteen years of the group's existence, which began with benefit concerts at the Jazz Gallery in New York in 2012. Recorded at Oktaven Audio in Mount Vernon (New York) on November 15 and 16, 2025, it is released on Nonesuch on August 21, 2026.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Free jazz, Current scene (New York, Chicago, worldwide). Among the origins and influences of Free jazz: Tristano School, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Modal.

By the same artist

• The Ragtime Dance (1979)

Sources

• nonesuch.com

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