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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.

Discography

As leader

  • 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

With 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

  1. ^ Schweitzer, Vivien (8 July 2015). "Review: Gyan Riley Begins an Intimate Residency at the Stone". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Terry And Gyan Riley: Together IN C". NPR. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Gyan Riley". Other Minds. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Gyan Riley: Stream of Gratitude". Tzadik Records. 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  5. ^ Bezr, Ondřej (22 May 2015). "RECENZE: Ivu Bittovou inspirovaly pohanské rituály. Zdařile". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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