Riley Mulherkar

Trumpeter Riley Mulherkar is a gifted and broadminded instrumentalist whose work brings together his deep jazz, classical, and folk influences. Mulherkar has garnered wide attention for his work as a member of the genre-bending new music brass quartet the Westerlies. A 2020 recipient of Lincoln Center's Emerging Artist Award, he made his solo debut with Riley In 2024. Raised in Seattle, Mulherkar grew up surrounded by music, with older siblings who played in the school jazz band. By age six, he was asking for a trumpet and soon after began playing and taking lessons. In 2010,...