From the 2026 New York Guitar Festival: Gyan Riley; Ziggy & Miles

Listen to a sampling of some of the 2026 New York Guitar Festival, with pieces by Gyan Riley and an arrangement of Debussy by Australian guitarist brothers Ziggy & Miles, plus,  recorded live in August at Bryant Park.

Gyan Riley is the son of the groundbreaking minimalist composer Terry Riley, and began as the guitarist in his father’s All-Star Band.  He plays all the guitars - electric, classical, and bass– with chamber music elegance and brilliant virtuosity.  He was joined by drummer Kenny Grohowski (Imperial Triumphant, Titans to Tachyons, Secret Chiefs) and bassist Greg Chudzik, which made this an all-star lineup. Listen to their set, recorded live at the second night of the 2026 New York Guitar Festival.

Then, Australian brothers Ziggy & Miles, who happened to be the first guitar duo (and, oddly, the first Australians) to be accepted into the Juilliard School’s Artist Diploma program play an arrangement of Claude Debussy’s “Claire de Lune.”  Plus, hear another piece by the Chicago-based duo of Goran Ivanovic and Fareed Haque, from night one of the 2026 New York Guitar Festival.

Set list: 

1. Debussy: “Claire de Lune”, arr. Ziggy & Miles
2. Gyan Riley – “Jibberjab”
3. Gyan Riley, Greg Chudzik, Kenny Grohowski – “Greymaxxing with Blue”
4. Gyan Riley, Greg Chudzik, Kenny Grohowski – “Because Today”
5. Goran Ivanovic & Fareed Haque – “Adventure”