To Catch a Thief

I was working on a video editing project this past week, and after pulling a couple of samples from a Vijay Iyer solo show at The Stone in New York City, I kept replaying the last few seconds of the tape. Something looked…amiss. Still, come on, there was no way a fan would actually come for the set and then stay to steal Vijay’s timepiece right off the piano (even though that certainly looked like what the guy was up to). Apparently, sad but true! What is up with the music consumer these days? First they demand free MP3s, then they come back for your jewelry?

Thankfully, Vijay says it was not a valuable item and he is not seeking vengeance, but he posted the clip on YouTube and tweeted out an invite to remix the footage if that’s your thing. I think I can hear Keith Morrison’s voiceover already…