Abu Dhabi Festival presents Riley Mulherkar , a talented trumpeter who is a founding member of The Westerlies, a New-York based brass quartet who play a mix of jazz, modern classical and folk.
Riley has been described as ‘über hip, modern yet timeless’ and was given Lincoln Center’s Emerging Artist Award in 2020 for his work as ‘an original bandleader, composer, arranger, community activist and advocate for jazz and the arts’.