Other Minds Festivals ➔ Gyan Riley, Timb Harris, Michael Manring, & Scott Amendola (l to r), full length portrait, performing on stage, San Francisco CA., (2010)
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Identifier
IM.OM.FP.0015b.015Dates
2010-03-06 | createdWork Type
Digital photographImage Class
Musical EnsemblesImage Series
OM15: Shershow-Peña JpegsDescription
OM 15 composer and guitarist Gyan Riiley, with Timb Harris, violin, Michael Manring, electric bass, and Scott Amendola, percussion, opening the third concert of the Other Minds Festival 15, at the Jewish Community Center in San Francisco CA., on March 6, 2010. The ensemble were premiering Riley’s composition “When Heron Sings Blue.”Born in 1977, Gyan Riley is a talented guitarist and composer who has mead a reputation fro himself in both the jazz and classical music worlds. Riley has successfully completed a number of prestigious commissions from the Carnegie Hall Corporation, Paul Dresher Ensemble, and New York Guitar Festival, as well as for Other Minds, where his “When Heron Sings Blue,” received its world premiere at OM 15. Riley has performed widely as a soloist as well as appearing with such notable musicians as Zakir Hussain, Michael Manring, and his father, pioneering minimalist composer and pianist, Terry Riley.
Timb Harris is avant-garde jazz and rock violinist who has performed and recorded with the Gyan Riley Trio and the Secret Chiefs 3, among others. Michael Manring has been hailed as one of the world’s leading bass players, whose versatility, technical prowess, and familiarity with unorthodox tunings have made him much in demand for avant-garde recordings and performances. Scott Amendola is an adventurous percussionist and composer whose inventive playing has appeared on a wide range of recordings.
Genres & Subjects
Group portraits--2010Men
Musicians
Musical ensembles
Quartets (Electric bass, guitar, percussion, violin)
Image Ownership
Ellen Shershow Peña / Other MindsPhoto Credits
Ellen Shershow PeñaRelated Event
Other Minds Festival 15Related place
San Francisco (Calif.) (was created at)Related Entities
Shershow-Peña, EllenRiley, Gyan, 1977-
Harris, Timb
Manring, Michael
Amendola, Scott
Other Minds Festival