Gavin Bryars

Richard Gavin Bryars (born 1943) is an English composer and double bassisit. He has been active in (or has produced works in) many varied styles of music, including jazz, free improvisation, minimalism experimental music, avant-garde, neoc

Richard Gavin Bryars (born 1943) is an English composer and double bassisit. He has been active in (or has produced works in) many varied styles of music, including jazz, free improvisation, minimalism experimental music, avant-garde, neoclassicism, and ambient.

Born in Goole in Yorkshire, Bryars initially studied philosophy at Sheffield University before studying music for three years.