cheryl pyle quartet - cheryl pyle-flute, david phelps-guitar, stephan crump-bass, kirk driscoll-drums---------------------------
cheryl pyle trio- cheryl pyle -flute, lucy galliher-piano , arthur kell-bass.................
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REVIEWS.....
LOFT JAZZ ON PIER 50
Bay Guardian, San Francisco, Sept 20, 1979
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The idea behind Loft Jazz according to it articles of incorporation is to "provide an environment ... to bring musicians together in playing and listening situations where ideas can be exchanged, to develop and promote an appreciation of jazz music in a non-commercial atmosphere conducive to attentive listening."
At the Monday night jam session at Bethany Methodist Church, SF, musicians have been a fixture for quite a while and have attracted such local talent as Dave Ginsberg, Mike Koskinen, Bishop Norman Williams, and Cheryl Pyle.
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Kerrigan Black
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TRIUMPH OF "FORM" OVER DAUNTING ODDS
Los Angeles Times
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TOM HARRELL
"FORM"
contemporary records 1990
Constantly evolving as a composer and soloist, the former Phil Woods sideman illustrates how much can be achieved with two-part harmony: his own trumpet or fluegelhorn and Joe Lovano on sax. A ringer, Cheryl Pyle on flute is added for "January Spring" a complex and challenging piece in which everyone, including Panamanian pianist Danilo Perez, 23, plays a valuable role. Neil Tesser's notes deal sensitively with Harrell's emotional problem (a diagnosed schizophrenic, he seems to come alive only when he puts the horn to his lips). rather than pity him, as Tesser points out, we should admire him and marvel at the creativity that has defied such daunting odds.
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Leonard Feather
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KITTY BRAZELTON'S REAL MUSIC SERIES
MUSIC PARTY IV 12/19/93
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BURN: SONGS TO BRING BACK THE SUN
a Sunday Saturnalia in celebration of the winter solstice
Sunday at CB's gallery-extension of CBGB's
With DADADA, Cheryl Pyle, Tom Varner, Cellovision!, David Krakauer, Roland Wilson, Christine Bard & Jim Pugliese, and others.
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KNITTING FACTORY KNOTES
MAY JUNE 1997, ALTERKNIT THEATER
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CHERYL PYLE QUARTET
THE CHERYL PYLE QUARTET has an abstract straight-ahead, if not ethereal quality which inspires intricate textural and rhythmic variety in the improvisations. Featuring David Phelps guitar, Stephan Crump bass, Kirk Driscoll drums and Cheryl Pyle flute.
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JAZZ ARISTS PERFORM A NJCVA
NJ SUMMIT OBSERVER, Thursday Sept. 17, 1998
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CHERYL PYLE QUARTET
The New Jersey Center For Visual Arts established several first for itself when it opened an exhibition for David Bate and Betty Woodman Sunday afternoon.
Serenading the opening of "Paradox in Paint, Wood and Clay" were the Cheryl Pyle Trio, led by flutist Cheryl Pyle. and is their first performance at the center.
Both capture elements of cubism and jazz.
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NOTES FROM THE APPLE
Jazz Now Interactive, August 2003
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JAZZ WOMEN: WOODWIND PLAYERS
Cheryl chose to play flute as her main instrument, rather than double on it. She is a very creative woman who composes, writes lyrics, and performs her originials as often as she can.
I wanted to know more about her concept of music. She responded, "I think that composing is a natural process that comes from improvising. Standards will happen if people keep composing. Hopefully it will evolve."
I asked her about her lyrics. "I found that when I was working on other peoples tunes, I start hearing lyrics. I wrote lyrics for a lot of Tom Harrell's tunes, Fred Hersch, and Michael Cochrane."
Three out of four woodwind players in this article lived in the San Fransisco Bay Area. (Laura Dreyer, Virginia Mayhew and Cheryl Pyle.) Lets hope they all have continued success in New York City.
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Lucy Galliher.....................................................................................................
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the cheryl pyle group has an abstract , straight ahead ,
if not ethereal quality which inspires intricate textural
and rhythmic variety in the improvisations.....
....................The versatile flutist Cheryl Pyle received her BA in music from the University of California at Berkeley in 1976, having received her Associates Degree from Mesa College in 1974. Her teachers included Merrill Jordan, Janet Maestre, Francis Watson, and Jayn Rosenfeld. She took Master Classes with Jean-Pierre Rampal, Julius Baker, James Newton. At Berkeley, she was a member of the school's orchestra, and she possesses an extensive classical solo repertoire. From 1975 to 1976 she served as Musical Director of the Berkeley Shakespeare Festival, and she has performed in orchestras for over half a dozen musical theater productions. From 1977 to 1980 she was on the faculty at Berkeley as its flute teacher in the Jazz Department and taught at the Manchester Music Festival in Vermont in 1993 and 1996................
While at Berkeley, Ms. Pyle was Principal flutist in the University Jazz Ensemble. This group appeared at the Pacific Coast Jazz Festival where they played with such major artists as Sonny Rollins, George Duke, Freddy Hubbard, Hubert Laws, and Joe Henderson. They also performed at the 1976 Concord Jazz Festival. After graduation, she performed extensively in the San Francisco area, where she was a performing member of the Loft Jazz Association. She played with many notable Bay area musicians, including Bishop Norman Williams, Susan Muscarella, Bruce Forman, and Jessica Williams.................
Since moving to New York in the fall of 1980, Ms. Pyle has been heard in a variety of settings. She has appeared at such jazz clubs as the Blue Note, Seventh Avenue South, Angry Squire, Cornelia Street Café, CBGB's Art Gallery, St. Peter's Church, Amazonas, fat baby's, bar on a and Birdland. She was also heard at the Annual Women's Jazz Festival as well as the Mount Vernon Jazz Festival in New York. She is a member of the world flute orchestra and NY Jazz Flutet. Her jazz composition, Dalle Alle, co-written with Tom Harrell, was awarded in 1989 by the Billboard Song Contest, and her lyrics have received numerous poetry awards such as the Gold Poet Award in 1989 for Me, Myself and I and in 1990 for Tropic Painted Dusk Sky. Her lyrics have been recorded by such fine jazz singers as Janis Siegel (of Manhattan Transfer), Roseanna Vitro, Jeri Brown, Judi Silvano and Sheila Jordan. She has performed her solo flute compositions at Kitty Brazelton's Real Music Festival in 1993, continues to compose works for jazz flute. In 1996, she performed in the opera premier of The Other Wiseman by Stephanie de Kennessey with the Golden Fleece Opera company in New York. Since recording her first quartet cd in 1997-DALLE ALLE, the jazz group has been playing many jazz clubs and concerts. in 2008 , also 2 performances with joop wolters in nyc performing his music at bar on A and fat babys . in 2009 with the new recording -TIL SOON , she continues to play venues in the nyc area , some other 2009 recording projects include cds for blood fountains-stephen kasner, altar of oblivion -martin sparvath, and kosta vreto ....................
Ms. Pyle has played with such fine musicians as Tom Harrell, Mark Cohen, Joe Lovano, Andy LaVerne, Fred Hersch, Mark Soskin, Billy Bang, Danilo Perez, Mike Holober, David Phelps, Chuck Loeb, Steve LaSpina, Michael Cochrane, Ron McClure, Sergio Brandao, Billy Hart, Adam Nussbaum, Duduka Fonseca, Charlie Haden. Danny Gottlieb, James Williams, John Abercrombie, Paul Motian, Peter Washington, joop wolters and Stomu Takeshi. She has recorded on Contemporary and Chesky Records with Tom Harrell, Joe Lovano, Danilo Perez, Charlie Haden and Paul Motion. In 1997, Ms. Pyle released her CD--Dalle Alle-cheryl pyle quartet and Til Soon- cheryl pyle trio in 2009 -on the 11th Street Music label. Her lyrics have been recorded on Atlantic, Justin Time, Muse and Concord Records.
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DISCOGRAPHY....................FLOODS-BLOOD FOUNTAINS- utech records-2009- stephen kasner, david beaver, Mat Woods, Cheryl Pyle –flute, and the vocals of Yoshiko Ohara (Bloody Panda)
..............TIL SOON - Cheryl Pyle Trio-11th street music -2009 -cheryl pyle -flute and bass with boss br 600 drums.......................
SINEWS OF ANGUISH-Alter of oblivion-shadow kingdom records- 2009-cheryl pyle –flute on a retreat into delusions and sinews of anguish ...w/ martin sparvath, mik mentor, alan Larsen, c norgaard, lars strom ..........................
JAZZ CHILD - Sheila Jordan - High Note -1998. BUFFALO WINGS - Music by T. Harrell, lyrics by C. Pyle................
DALLE ALLE - Cheryl Pyle Quartet - 11 Street Music - 1996. C. Pyle (flute) with David Phelps (guitar), Stephan Crump (bass) and Kirk Driscoll (drums) ..............
PASSION DANCE - Roseanna Vitro - Telarc Jazz - 1996 SIMONE - Music by Frank Foster, lyrics by C. Pyle with Ken Werner (piano), Christian McBride (bass )and Elvin Jones (Drums) ..............
HEART STRINGS - Sheila Jordan - Muse Records -1994
out to sea - Music By Tom Harrell, Lyrics by Cheryl Pyle, strings arranged by Alan Broadbent, with Harvie Swartz - bass, Marvin Smitty Smith - drums.........
SOFTLY - Roseanna Vitro - Concord Records - 1993
Song For All Ages - Music by Fred Hersch, Lyrics by Cheryl Pyle, Life I Choose - Music by Tom Harrell, Lvrics by Cheryl Pyle, with Jay Anderson, Tom Rainey, George Coleman, Tim Reis, and Mino Cinelu.............
THE D.T.'S - The D.T.'s - C-4 Productions - 1993. Cheryl Pyle -- Flute on
Moonflower, with Rich Kelly, J. P. Harvey, guitars, Dr. Planet - bass, J. Kaplan - drums.............
THE PEACOCKS - Teri Brown - Justin Time Records - 1993
Don't Ask - Music by Fred Hersch, Lyrics by Cheryl Pyle with Kirk Lightsey, Rufus Reid, Wali Muhammad, and Peter Leitch...........
DANCING VOICES - Judi Silvano - J.S.L. Records - 1992
Two Hearts Wonder - Music by Tom Harrell, Lyrics by Cheryl Pyle, with Joe Lovano, Tim Hagens, Salvatore Bonafede, Ken Werner and Scott Lee ............
PASSAGES - Tom Harrell - Chesky Records - 1992, with Joe Lovano - sax, Cheryl Pyle - flute, Danilo Perez - piano, Peter Washington - bass, Paul Motian - drums, Café - percussion.............
MIRAGE - Jeri Brown - Justin Time Records - 1991
Mirage and Child Song - Music by Fred Hersch, Lyrics by Cheryl Pyle...........
VISIONS - Tom Harrell - Contemporary Records - 1991 with Joe Lovano - sax, Cheryl Pyle - flute, Danilo Perez - piano, Charlie Haden - bass and Paul Motian - drums...............
FORM - Tom Harrell - Contemporary Records - 1990. joe Lovano - sax, Cheryl Pyle - flute, Danilo Perez - piano, Charlie Haden - bass, Paul Motian - drums. ................
SAIL AWAY - Tom Harrell - Contemporary Records - 1989. Joe Lovano - sax, Cheryl Pyle - flute, David Liebman - sax, James Williams - piano, Ray Drummond - bass, Adam Nussbaum - drums, John Abercrombie - guitar..........
SHORT STORIES - Janis Siegel - Atlantic Records - 1989. Janis Siegel - voice, Fred Hersch - piano; with lyrics by Cheryl Pyle, A Dance for Me...........
QUARTET - Mili Bermejo - Nuevo Records - 1988. With music by Fred Hersch, lyrics by Cheryl Pyle...........
A NIGHT IN THE LIFE - Santo - Source Records - 1987. Santo - guitar, Billy Bang - violin, Cheryl Pyle - flute...............
A QUIET PLACE - Roseanna Vitro - Skyline Records - 1987. Fred Hersch - piano, Eddie Daniels - sax. Mark Egan - bass, Joey Baron - drums; with lyrics by Cheryl Pyle, A Simple Samba and Mirage.................
FROSTIANA - Randall Thompson Conducts - Bassett Records - 1974.
Cheryl Pyle - flute soloist (classical)...........
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Hi Cheryl Hope you're doing well! Thanks for the nice comment about the video and congratulations on all of your videos! Wow, you're working on so many great projects. See you soon! Lisa
hey there sweety, what up ? Great for your gigs ! Things seem to go well for you these days, kudos to that ! We play our 1st gig next week, the playing is, well... quite ok, it should be good ! Take care !
Hey Cheryl, Thanks so much for finding me here on MySpace! You play great! I really like your tunes and style. Are you going to the NFA convention in NYC this summer? How lucky that you live so close! All the best, Cathy
Serious jazzcat on-board! Total Master Class in session right here...just hang-out on Cheryl's website for a long while and learn how it’s really done right...Amazing Cheryl!!! YOU ROCK!
