j G y a n - R i l e y - Performances
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Jan. 31, 7pm, 92nd St. Y, New York, NY. Premiering a new original work for the 2010 New York Guitar Festival Marathon. Other performers include Paul Galbraith, Eliot Fisk, Nigel North, Paul O'Dette, David Leisner, Jason Vieaux, Ana Vidovic, Ben Verdery, and the Brazilian Guitar Quartet.

Feb. 3, 11pm, New Sounds, WNYC 93.9 FM, hosted by John Schaefer.

Feb. 4, Merkin Concert Hall, New York, NY. Performing a new original work for the Silent Films, Live Guitars segment of the New York Guitar Festival.

Feb. 20, Littlefield Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, CA. Performing music by Julia Wolfe.

Feb. 27-Mar 3, Compositional Residency at Djerassi Ranch, CA, as part of the 15th annual Other Minds Music Festival.

Mar. 1, Yoshi's, San Francisco, CA. Solo concert: "A Dialog with Bach." Presented by KDFC.

Mar. 6, Kanbar Hall, San Francisco Jewish Community Center. Premiere of new original work When Heron Sings Blue, for the 15th Other Minds Music Festival. Gyan Riley Trio plus special guest Michael Manring, bass guitar. Tickets

Mar. 18, Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA. Solo performance. Also appearing: Peter Finger and Teja Gerken, guitars.

Mar. 26-28, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, TN. Solo and with Terry Riley.

April 9, 7:30pm, Concord Community Music School, Concord, New Hampshire. Solo Concert.

April 10, 1pm, Improvisation Class, Boston, MA.

April 10, 8pm, Festival 21, Boston, MA. Gordon Chapel, Old South Church. Solo concert, presented by the Boston Classical Guitar Society.

April 11, 12pm, Master Class, Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA.

April 23, Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, CA. With Terry Riley.

May 8, Trilogy Guitars, Playa del Rey (Los Angeles), CA. Solo concert.

June 26, Gualala, CA. With Terry Riley.

2011

Jan. 23, Performing Rodrigo's Concerto de Aranjuez with the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra. Philadelphia, PA.

Jan. 24, Performing Rodrigo's Concerto de Aranjuez with the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra. Philadelphia, PA.





Past Performances







Jan. 23, Solo performance for Philip Gelb's gourmet vegan dinner/concert series, Oakland, CA. RSVP to phil@philipgelb.com

Jan. 22, Solo performance for Philip Gelb's gourmet vegan dinner/concert series, Oakland, CA. RSVP to phil@philipgelb.com

Jan. 15, 7pm, Truckee, CA. With the Falla Guitar Trio.

Jan. 12, 7:30pm, Corvallis, OR. With the Falla Guitar Trio

Jan. 10, 3pm, Neskowin, OR. With the Falla Guitar Trio Oct 11, 7:30pm, Le Poisson Rouge, NYC. Duo concert with Terry Riley.



2009

Dec. 22, 8pm, Yoshi's, San Francisco, CA. Gyan Riley Trio, with Timb Harris (strings) and Brian Rice, percussion. Plus special guest, Michael Manring (bass guitar).

Dec. 17, 10pm, The Hear and Now, KPFA 94.1FM, with host Derk Richardson. Listen live here.

Dec. 15, 12:30pm, Old St. Mary's Cathedral, San Francisco. Solo concert, presented by Noontime Concerts

Dec. 13, 8:30pm, Then and Now, KALW, 91.7FM, hosted by Sarah Cahill. Listen live here.

Nov. 23, 7:30pm, Modesto Junior College, Modesto, CA. Solo Concert.

Nov. 8, Festival Internacional de Puebla, Mexico. With Terry Riley.

Nov. 6, 9pm, Gallery B, Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA. Guest appearance with Terry Riley.

Oct 9-10, Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Bard College, NY. Performing solo and with Terry Riley.

June 9, Washington, D.C. Jewish Community Center. With the Feinsmith Quartet.

June 7, 3pm, Santa Cruz, CA. With mandolin master Mike Marshall. Avant Garden Party.

May 10, 3:30pm, The Firehouse, Bellingham. Solo concert.

May 9, 2pm, The Frye Museum, presented by the Seattle Classic Guitar Society. Seattle, WA. Solo concert.

May 6, 4:30pm, Master class, University of Washington.

April 26, 7:30 and 10pm Le Poisson Rouge, NYC. In duo with Terry Riley.

April 24, Carnegie Hall, NY. Performance (and recording) of Terry Riley's In C, with the Kronos Quartet, Dennis Russell Davies, and many others.

Mar. 27, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA. Solo concert for the LMU Guitar Festival

Mar. 23, Young Harris College,, Young Harris, GA. With the Falla Guitar Trio. FREE CONCERT!

Mar. 21, St. Louis Classical Guitar Society, St. Louis, Missouri. With the Falla Guitar Trio.

Mar. 12, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida. Solo concert.

Mar. 7, 5:30pm Yale University, Solo Concert

Mar. 5, 8pm The Stone, New York City. Avenue C and 2nd St. Gyan Riley Trio, with Timb Harris on violin and Ches Smith on drums. Tix at door only.

Ireland Tour, Gyan Riley Trio

Mar. 3, Music Network (Dublin)

Mar. 2, Linenhall Arts Centre (Castlebar, Co. Mayo)

Mar. 1, Source Arts Centre (Thurles, Co. Tipperary)

Feb. 28, Tuar Ard Arts Centre (Moate, Co. Westmeath)

Feb. 28, 4:30PM, Master Class, Tuar Ard Arts Centre (Moate, Co. Westmeath)

Feb. 27, Solstice Arts Centre (Navan, Co. Meath)

Feb. 26, Limerick Jazz Society (Limerick, Co. Limerick)

Feb. 24, Mermaid Arts Centre (Bray, Co. Wicklow)

Feb. 22, Wexford Arts Centre (Wexford, Co. Wexford)

Feb. 21, Courthouse Arts Centre (Tinahely, Co. Wicklow)

Feb. 20, The Dock Arts Centre (Carrick-On-Shannon, Co. Leitrim)

Feb. 17, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Solo Concert

Feb. 16, 2:30pm Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Master Class

Feb. 15, 6pm Seminar Master Class, Cleveland Institute of Music

Feb. 13, North Central College, Naperville, IL. With the Falla Guitar Trio.

2008

Oct. 17, House Concert, Santa Cruz, CA. Gyan Riley Trio. For reservations, contact info@gyanriley.com

Oct. 11, Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA. Gyan Riley Trio.

Oct. 10, Fulkerson Hall, Humboldt State University. Arcata, CA. Gyan Riley Trio.

Sept. 19-20, Artaud Theater, San Francisco, CA. World Premiere of Minor Distractions, performed by the Paul Dresher Ensemble.

Aug. 14, The Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA. Gyan Riley Trio. Featuring bass clarinet quartet Edmund Welles.

Aug. 10, noon, San Francisco, CA. Solo concert for the GFA Convention

Aug. 2, Café Coda, Chico CA. Solo show.

June 21, 5-9pm, Chapel of the Chimes, Berkeley, CA. Solo performance. Info at www.gardenofmemory.com

June 6, Engelman Recital Hall, New York City Classical Guitar Society. Solo concert.

June 5, Sound Check with host John Shaefer, on WNYC.

May 31, North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center, North San Juan, CA. Opening solo set for the Pacific Northwest rock band Floater.

May 23, The Hillside Club, Berkeley, CA. With pianist/composer Larry Karush and percussionist Scott Amendola.

Mar. 30-31, Philadelphia, PA. World premiere of Terry Riley’s triple concerto for two guitars and violin. Gyan Riley, David Tanenbaum, and Krista Bennion Feeney, soloists with the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra

Mar. 10, Madrid, Spain. Duo concert with Terry Riley

Mar. 7, Long Island Guitar Festival, NY. Solo concert.

Mar. 1, Kansas City, MI. With the Falla Guitar Trio. Presented by the Kansas City Guitar Society

Feb. 23, The Odd Fellows Hall, Nevada City, CA. Riley Silverman Amendola.

Feb. 21, Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA. West Coast CD release concert for Melismantra, with Tracy Silverman (violin) and Scott Amendola (drums). Tickets

Feb. 3, 8-10pm, on Then and Now, KALW 91.7FM, Gyan talks about new CD, Melismantra, Listen live.

Jan. 31, 10pm-midnight, on Hear and Now, KPFA 94.1FM, performing live with Scott Amendola. Listen to archived show.

Jan. 19, Merkin Hall, NY. With the Feinsmith Quartet and percussionist Scott Amendola

Jan. 18, The Monkey, NY. The New York Guitar Festival presents the CD release party for Melismantra, with Tracy Silverman on electric violin and Scott Amendola on drums

2007

with Viviana Guzman

Nov. 10, 8pm, Chehalis

Nov. 9, afternoon concert, Chehalis, WA

Nov. 8, 7:30pm, Pendelton, WA

Nov. 6, 7:30pm, Coos Bay, OR

Nov. 3, 7:30pm, Lompoc

Nov. 2, 7:30pm, San Luis Obispo, CA

Oct. 28, 3pmShelton Intermediate School, New Haven, CT. Falla Guitar Trio with the New Haven Symphony

Oct. 26, Shubert Theater, New Haven, CT. Falla Guitar Trio with the New Haven Symphony

Oct. 8, San Francisco Jewish Community Center, Kanbar Hall. With the Feinsmith Quartet plus special guest percussionist Scott Amendola

Sept. 11, 9:30AM, Georgia Perimeter College (same location). Master Class.

Sept. 10, Georgia Perimeter College, Atlanta, GA. Cole Auditorium, Fine Arts Building. Solo Concert.

Sept. 8, 10AM, Columbus State University, Master class.

Sept. 7, Columbus State University, GA. River Center Legacy Hall. Solo concert.






photo by Robin Hanley