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Shane Perlowin, based in Asheville, North Carolina, is well-known to Columbia audiences for his avant-noise-rock project Ahleuchatistas, as well as a solo performance at the White Mule and a recent all-improv show at the 701 Center for the Contemporary Arts with trumpeter Jacob Wick. Shane is a voraciously eclectic guitarist, composer and improviser. Nobody knows what he's going to do next. |
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Gyan Riley has garnered extraordinarily enthusiastic reception for his performances and recordings of guitar music. Amongst the varied settings in which he's been heard are ensembles led by his father, the legendary early minimalist composer Terry Riley. Gyan's diverse body of work embraces original compositions, contemporary classical repertoire, and improvisation. As a composer, Riley's style brings together elements of virtuosic classical guitar, Indian raga, jazz, flamenco, and American fingerpicking. |