tonight geoffrey robertson. his new book is an inconvenient genocide who now remember the armenians. sitting in for me is ethan bronner managing editor of bloomberg news. >> the only reason there were beaches and my great uncle was shot by a turkish sniper. i don't remember him much because he volunteered to fight. the turkish sniper wasillafully defending his position. this is not a tragedy as genocide is called. it was a crime, a crime of genocide as we now call it. then it was called the crime against humanity because they are victims of crime and it's been unrequited. i think today there are 2000 churches in turkey that have been expropriated, they should be restored. >> rose: we continue this evening with vijay iyer. sitting in for me is gayle king. >> for the listener who can be a part of this. that's what music is creating a bond or link with others. that's what it does with me. >> rose: we conclude with alan and arlene alda, telling it the way it was. sitting in for me is me. >> a wonderful thing. >> i l

ethan: geoffrey robertson, thank you very much. thank you for joining us. geoffrey: thank you. ♪ gayle: vijay iyer is here. he is a jazz pianist, a composer. he is also a professor of music at harvard. in february, he released an album called "break stuff." "the guardian" calls it this -- "a dizzying pinnacle of contemporary jazz multitasking." in the words of charlie rose i'm pleased to have vijay iyer at the table. i called wynton marsalis about you. vijay: is that so? gayle: do you know him? vijay: a little bit. gayle: he said -- i said i am talking to him tomorrow and he goes, he is very smart. i love him. i respect him and i look forward to playing with him one day. that is what he said. vijay: yeah, we have had a couple of opportunities that were thwarted by various external forces, but it will happen. gayle: he said the thing about you is this cat can really play. vijay: that's very nice. that is very high praise. gayle: let's get your back story for those who are not informed. you started playing the violin at the age of three. you took violin lesson