Gyan Riley

Gyan Riley (born 1977) is an American guitarist and composer. He is a son of minimalist composer Terry Riley. They frequently toured together as a duo between 2016 and 2020. Gyan Riley studied at San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He has released two solo albums and several collaborative recordings on John Zorn's Tzadik Records. He has also performed with Bill Frisell, Julian Lage, Zakir Hussain, Dawn Upshaw, Nels Cline, Lee Ranaldo, Iva Bittová., 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.

Winter Sun - 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Shelter in Space - 2020-06-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Way Out Yonder - 2019-07-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Sprig - 2018-03-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Riley: Dark Queen Mantra - 2017-08-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Riley: Dark Queen Mantra - 2017-08-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Terry Riley: The 3 Generations Trio (Live Recording) - 2016-05-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Eviyan - Nayive - 2015-05-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Eviyan Live - 2013-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Melismantra - 2007-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Food For The Bearded - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Scent of Cedars - 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Melt Away - 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Ground - 2023-10-20T00:00:00.000000Z

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