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2012

Jan. 10, Merkin Concert Hall, NYC. As part of the New York Guitar Festival, performing live score of Gyan's "Playing the Goat," composed to Buster Keaton's The Goat. Featuring David Cossin, percussion.

Jan. 13, Alternative Guitar Summit, Rockwood Music Hall, NYC. Duets with guitarist Mark Stewart.

Jan. 14, 8pm, Barbès, Brooklyn, NY. With Timba Harris (violin/viola) and Ches Smith (percussion)

Jan. 17, 8pm, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA. With the Bang on a Can All-Stars, performing Steve Reich's 2x5

Jan. 26, 7:30pm, Le Poisson Rouge, NYC. With Dither, an electric guitar quartet.

Jan. 29, 2pm, 92nd St Y, NYC. Last-minute solo appearance for the NY Guitar Festival Marathon: Bell'Italia!

Mar. 29, 7:30pm, N. Missouri State University, with the Fireworks Ensemble.

Apr. 22, 8pm, The Da Camera Society of Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, CA.

May 3-5, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN. Playing 6-string banjo in the world premiere of Palmian Chord Ryddle, a concerto for 6 string-violin and orchestra by Terry Riley. Tracy Silverman, soloist with the Nashville Symphony.

May 10, The Palladium, Carmel, IN. Palmian Chord Ryddle.

May 12, Carnegie Hall, NYC. Palmian Chord Ryddle.

May 13, Le Poisson Rouge, NYC. With Terry Riley and David Cossin.

May 17-31, Gyan Riley curates The Stone in NYC! See calendar for details...

May 26, 8pm, The Stone, NYC. SuperBalls!

Past Performances



Dec 15, 7:30pm, Kresge Auditorium, MIT, Cambridge, MA. With Gamelan Galak Tika, performing a world premiere of a new work by Terry Riley for voice, electronics, keyboard, guitar and gamelan.

Nov. 20, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Solo performance.

Nov. 18, Santo Domingo Guitar Festival ETHOS, Dominican Republic. Teatro Nacional, La Sala de la Cultura. Solo performance.

Nov. 16, Santo Domingo Guitar Festival ETHOS, Dominican Republic. Teatro Nacional, La Sala de la Cultura. Solo performance.

Nov. 8, 9-11am, Master Class at Georgia Perimeter College.

Nov. 7, 8pm, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA (Atlanta). Solo concert.

Oct. 29, 6:30pm, Moogfest, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, NC. With Terry Riley.

Oct. 15, 7:30pm, Caruth Auditorium, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX. With the Falla Guitar Trio.

Oct. 13, 7:30pm, The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX. With the Falla Guitar Trio.

Oct. 12, 8pm, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV. With the Falla Guitar Trio.

Oct. 10, 8pm, Yoshi's, San Francisco, CA. The Rileys (Gyan and Terry).

Oct. 9, 7pm, house concert, Petaluma, CA. The Rileys (Gyan and Terry). Space extremely limited. RSVP to stevejaz@sonic.net

Oct. 7, 8pm, Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, CA. The Rileys (Gyan and Terry).

Oct. 6, 7:30pm, LaSells Stewart Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. With the Falla Guitar Trio.

Sept. 4, 7pm, Barbès, Brooklyn, NY. SuperBalls! (duo with David Cossin, percussion).

July 21, 9pm, The Way Station, Brooklyn NY. Gyan Riley Quartet. With Zach Brock (violin), Martin Urbach (percussion), and Matt Wigton (bass)

July 21, 5:30pm, MoMA, NYC. With Wu Fei, guzheng and voice.

July 19, 10pm , The Stone, NYC. With Wu Fei, guzheng and voice.

June 21, Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, CA. With Wu Fei, guzheng and voice.

June 10, Barbes, Brooklyn, NYC. Gyan Riley Quartet, with Zach Brock (violin), Martin Urbach (percussion), and Matt Wigton (bass)

June 9, Tribeca New Music Festival, The Cell Theater, NYC. Gyan Riley Quartet, with Zach Brock (violin), Martin Urbach (percussion), and Matt Wigton (bass)

May 30, Caledonia Lounge, 256 W. Clayton St, Athens, GA. With guitarist/composer Shane Perlowin.

May 29, 900 Dekalb, Atlanta, GA. Presented by Eyedrum. With guitarist/composer Shane Perlowin.

May 28, 8pm, Barking Legs Theater, 1307 Dodds Ave, Chattanooga, TN. With guitarist/composer Shane Perlowin.

May 27, Relix Variety Theater, Knoxville, TN. With guitarist/composer Shane Perlowin.

May 26, Columbia, SC. Venue TBA. With guitarist/composer Shane Perlowin.

May 25, 9pm, Harvest Records, 415 Haywood Rd.  Asheville, NC 28806, Asheville, NC. With guitarist/composer Shane Perlowin.

May 24, Dialect Design, Charlotte, NC. With guitarist/composer Shane Perlowin.

May 20, 8pm, The Construction Company, 10 E. 18th St. #3, NYC. With the Dan Joseph Ensemble.

May 13, All Tomorrow's Parties Festival, Minehead, UK. With Terry Riley.

May 7, The Barbican, London. Performing Steve Reich's 2x5 with the Bang on a Can All-Stars.

Apr. 8, 6:30pm, Benefit for Japan Earthquake Relief, Abrons Art Center, NYC. Solo set. Also appearing: Thurston Moore, Masada String Trio, John Zorn, Sex Mob, Jesse Harris, Norah Jones, and many many more.

Mar. 24, Trujillo, Peru. Solo concert.

Mar. 23, Chiclayo, Peru. Solo concert.

Mar. 21, Piura, Peru. Solo concert.

Mar. 14-19, Festival Internacional de Guitarras ICPNA, Lima, Peru. Solo concert and master classes.

Mar. 9, 7pm, Philip Gelb's In the Mood for Food dinner concert series. With Terry Riley.

Mar. 8, 8pm, Yoshi's, Oakland, CA. CD release show with Terry Riley.

Mar. 7, 7pm, Philip Gelb's In the Mood for Food dinner concert series. With Terry Riley.

Mar. 5, 7:30pm, North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center, Nevada City, CA. Double CD release show with Terry Riley.

Mar. 4, 11am, Master Class, Portland Guitar Festival, Portland State University, OR.

Mar. 3, 8pm, Portland Guitar Festival, Lincoln Hall, Portland State University, OR. Solo concert.

Feb. 26, 8pm, South Pasadena Theatre Workshop, 1507 El Centro St, South Pasadena CA. With the Falla Guitar Trio (Adam del Monte, Kenton Youngstrom, Gyan Riley, guitars).  CD release show for our brand new recording Excursions, which features music by Manuel de Falla, Samuel Barber, J.S. Bach, and Isaac Albéniz. $15/$10 students and seniors, CDs $10 at event only!  More info on this CD forthcoming...

Feb. 18, 7:30pm, Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall, CSU Chico, CA. Solo concert for the New Music Symposium, Open Ears

Feb. 18, 4pm, Lecture on guitar composition for the New Music Symposium, Open Ears. PAC 134, CSU Chico, CA.

Feb. 6, 9pm, NewIdeas MusicSeries VI at Pianos, NYC. Solo set at 11:15pm.

Feb. 3, 7pm, Presentation for the New York City Classical Guitar Society, Manhattan Theatre Club Creative Center, 311 West 43rd Street, 8th floor, NYC. FREE.

Jan. 29, 7:30pm, Le Poisson Rouge, NYC. 2 CD release show with Terry Riley.

Jan. 25, 7:30pm, The Baptist Temple at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. Performing Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez with the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra.

Jan. 24, 7:30pm, Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA. Performing Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez with the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra.

Jan. 23, 2:30pm, Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA. Performing Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez with the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra.

2010 Dec. 27, 7pm, Barbès, Brooklyn, NY. With Zach Brock (violin), Kevin Tkacz (bass), and Martin Urbach (percussion).

Dec. 18, 5:30pm, Lohin Geduld Gallery, NYC. Solo show, as part of artist Laura Battle's exhibit "Recent Work."

Nov. 19, 8pm, Barbès, Brooklyn, NY. Solo show.

Oct. 26, 8pm, Branded Saloon, Brooklyn, NY.

Oct. 12, 9pm, Martyrs, Chicago, IL. Tickets $10.

Oct. 12, 12 Noon, Chicago Cultural Center, presented by the Chicago Guitar Festival, Chicago, IL. Solo concert. FREE!

Oct. 10, Teatro Petruzzelli, Bari, Italy. Performing in the world premiere of Terry Riley's Zephir for violin and orchestra, with Francesco D'Orazio, violin.

Sept. 12, 3pm, The Bowery Poetry Club,NYC. Guest appearance with the Exploration Project.

Sept. 3, 8pm, L@TE: Friday Nights, Berkeley Art Museum, CA. With Terry Riley. Terry Riley celebrates 75!

June 26, Gualala Arts,Gualala, CA. With Terry Riley.

June 21, Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, CA. Solo performance.

May 1, 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA. Solo concert.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Jan. 22-23, 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