Ryan Barry is an American jazz musician, composer, and multi-instrumentalist based in New York City. He studies under Mike Tucker, who is most widely known for teaching at the world-renowned Berklee College of Music, and his work with legendary trumpeter Arturo Sandoval. After releasing his debut single in 2020, Ryan gained the attention of G2 Recording and Publishing, and debuted under the label with his 2021 EP, Counterpoint, which was featured on officially curated Amazon Music jazz playlists. In May of 2022, he released a bossa nova single titled I Love How You Love Me, which was featured on Spotify’s official All New Jazz playlist and has over 100,000 streams across all platforms as of November 2025.

In 2025, Ryan returned to the studio after a three-year recording hiatus, which he spent focusing on his jazz studies and developing his sound. In October of 2025, Ryan released Pennies From Heaven, the lead single for his upcoming holiday jazz album titled A Very Barry Christmas, releasing November 21st. The album is an homage to the Swing-era holiday classics he grew up listening to, while incorporating Hard Bop and Bebop influences such as Sonny Stitt, Oscar Peterson, and Dexter Gordon. Both casual and enthusiast listeners may notice the influences from the holiday jazz staple, Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas.