Riley Mulherkar plays at the Jack London

“über hip, modern yet timeless…one of the best debut records to come out in a long, long time.” DownBeat Magazine Riley Mulherkar has been recognized as a “smart young trumpet player” by The New York Times, praised by The Wall Street Journal as a “youngster to keep an eye on,” and is a 2020 recipient of Lincoln Center’s Emerging Artist Award for his work as “an original bandleader, composer, arranger, educator, community activist and advocate for jazz and the arts.” Muhlerkar works with a number of leading artists of our time, including Wynton Marsalis, Samora Pinderhughes  (upcoming at JLR Dec 10), Anna Deavere Smith, and Alan Cumming, and is a founding member of The Westerlies, a new music brass quartet that creates the rarest of hybrids: music that is both “folk-like and composerly, lovely and intellectually rigorous” (NPR Music). His deep admiration for the American songbook can be heard all over 'Riley', the solo debut by the 32 year-old Mulherkar. But love of song is only half of the album’s primary pull. The other is the sonically modern setting for Mulherkar’s vulnerable, melodious interpretation of this rich tradition. "It’s only March, but [Ride or Die] is my favorite jazz single of the year so far. And it’s got staying power." — DownBeat Magazine Riley works with a number of leading artists of our time, including Wynton Marsalis, Samora Pinderhughes (at JLR Dec 10) and is featured on his latest album; Anna Deavere Smith, and Alan Cumming. "a beguiling mix of old and new, tech-savvy and organic, mixing soulful live playing and studio manipulation" — Boston Globe (The 20 best albums of 2024 (so far))