. >> 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 love what mary higgins clark said. the bronx, people don't get it. there are three people in the world that has the in front of their name. the vatican, the hague and the bronx. >> rose: geoffrey robertson vijay iyer, alan and arlene alda when we continue.g÷ >> rose: funding for "charlie rose" has been provided by: >> rose: additional funding provided by: >> and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> good evening, i'm ethan bronner. managing editor at bloomberg news. i'm fill in for charlie rose who is in assignment. joining me is geoffrey robertson, a b

. ♪ gayle: vijay iyer is here. he is a jazz pianist, a composer.e 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 lessons up for 15 years. true? vijay: it took me that long to quit. [laughter] gayle: no. t