Gyan Riley (born 1977) is an American guitarist and composer. He is a son of minimalist composer

Terry Riley Terrence Mitchell "Terry" Riley (born June 24, 1935) is an American composer and performing musician best known as a pioneer of the minimalist school of composition. Influenced by jazz and Indian classical music, his music became notable for it ...

. They frequently collaborate, including a tour in Europe in September 2016. Gyan Riley studied at

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. He released his solo album ''Stream of Gratitude'' in 2013 on

John Zorn John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jaz ...

Tzadik Records Tzadik Records is a record label in New York City that specializes in avant-garde and experimental music. The label was established by composer and saxophonist John Zorn in 1995. He is the executive producer of all Tzadik releases. Tzadik is a n ...

. He has also performed with

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Dawn Upshaw Dawn Upshaw (born July 17, 1960) is an American soprano. She is the recipient of several Grammy Awards and has released a number of Edison Award-winning discs; she performs both opera and art song, and her repertoire spans Baroque to contempor ...

, Arooj Aftab, and the

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, among others. In 2015, he released ''Nayive Eviyan'', a collaboration with Czech violinist

Iva Bittová Iva Bittová (born 22 July 1958) is a Czech avant-garde violinist, singer, and composer. She began her career as an actor in the mid-1970s, appearing in several Czech feature films, but switched to playing violin and singing in the early 1980s. ...

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

(Sri Moonshine Music, 2011) *''Sprig'' (National Sawdust Tracks, 2018)

As sideman

With

* ''John Zorn’s Olympiad Volume 1: Dither Plays Zorn'' (Tzadik, 2015) with Dither * ''Midsummer Moons'' (Tzadik, 2017) with

Julian Lage Julian Lage ( ; born December 25, 1987) is an American guitarist and composer. Career A child prodigy, Lage was the subject of the 1996 short documentary film ''Jules at Eight''. At 12, he performed at the 2000 Grammy Awards. Three years later ...

* ''The Book Beri'ah: Chesed'' (Tzadik, 2018) with Julian Lage * ''Nove Cantici Per Francesco D'Assisi'' (Tzadik, 2019) with Julian Lage and

Bill Frisell William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger. Frisell first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts ...

* ''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

External links

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