Gavin Bryars

United Kingdom, 1969–now

British composer. 'Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet' — a looped recording of a homeless singer with a swelling orchestra — is a landmark of emotional minimalism.

MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Gavin Bryars and 0 artists Gavin Bryars influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Gavin Bryars?

• John Cage — Cage and his aesthetics of chance and found sound are the direct conceptual source of Bryars's approach to found recordings.