Gyan Riley (born 1977) is an American guitarist and composer. He is a son of minimalist composer Terry Riley.[1][2] They frequently toured together as a duo between 2016 and 2020. Gyan Riley studied at San Francisco Conservatory of Music.[3] He has released two solo albums and several collaborative recordings on John Zorn's Tzadik Records.[4] He has also performed with Bill Frisell, Julian Lage, Zakir Hussain, Dawn Upshaw, Nels Cline, Lee Ronaldo, Iva Bittová.,[5] and currently frequently tours with Grammy-winning vocalist Arooj Aftab. Recently he was featured as a performer and composer for two acclaimed PBS documentary series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick: Hemingway, and The U.S. and the Holocaust. Currently Gyan is engaged as the 2023/24 Lou Harrison House Composer in Residence in Joshua Tree, CA.
Gyan Riley | |
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 Gyan Riley in Aarhus, Denmark 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Labels | New Albion Tzadik |
| Website | gyanriley |
Discography
editAs leader
edit- Food for the Bearded (New Albion, 2002)
- Melismantra (Self-released, 2007)
- New York Sessions (Agyanamus Music, 2010)
- Stream of Gratitude (Tzadik, 2011)
- Terry Riley & Gyan Riley Live with Terry Riley (Sri Moonshine Music, 2011)
- Sprig (National Sawdust Tracks, 2018)
- Way Out Yonder (ORG Music, 2019)
- Shelter in Space (Agyanamus Music, 2020)
- Silver Lining (Tzadik, 2021)
As sideman
editWith John Zorn
- John Zorn’s Olympiad Volume 1: Dither Plays Zorn (Tzadik, 2015) with Dither
- Midsummer Moons (Tzadik, 2017) with Julian Lage
- The Book Beri'ah: Chesed (Tzadik, 2018) with Julian Lage
- Nove Cantici Per Francesco D'Assisi (Tzadik, 2019) with Julian Lage and Bill Frisell
- Virtue (Tzadik, 2020) with Julian Lage and Bill Frisell
- Teresa De Ávila (Tzadik, 2021) with Julian Lage and Bill Frisell
- Parables (Tzadik, 2021) with Julian Lage and Bill Frisell
- A Garden of Forking Paths (Tzadik, 2022) with Julian Lage and Bill Frisell
- Bagatelles Vol. 10 (Tzadik, 2022) with Julian Lage
References
edit- ^ Schweitzer, Vivien (8 July 2015). "Review: Gyan Riley Begins an Intimate Residency at the Stone". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Terry And Gyan Riley: Together IN C". NPR. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Gyan Riley". Other Minds. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Gyan Riley: Stream of Gratitude". Tzadik Records. 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ Bezr, Ondřej (22 May 2015). "RECENZE: Ivu Bittovou inspirovaly pohanské rituály. Zdařile". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 August 2016.