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  • Genre: Acoustic / Jazz / Progressive

    Location Montclair, US

    Profile Views: 28347

    Last Login: 7/9/2008

    Member Since 6/25/2007

    Record Label Various

    Type of Label Major

  • Bio

    ..Andrew Cyrille was born in Brooklyn, NY. As well as studying privately, he attended the Juilliard and Hartnett schools of music. He has performed with Jazz artists ranging from Coleman Hawkins, Illinois Jacquet and Mary Lou Williams to Kenny Dorham, Muhal Richard Abrams, Horace Tapscott, John Carter,Mal Waldron and David Murray. In 1964 he formed and association with pianist Cecil Taylor that would last for 11 years. He played drums for many notable dancer-choreogrphers from the mid to late 1960’s... ..He was artist-residence and teacher at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio from 1971 to 1973. Cyrille has also taught at the Graham Windham Home for Children in New York. He is currently a faculty member at the New School University (formally The New School for Social Research) in New York City. His sterling work has earned him a number of grants and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts and Meet the Composer, including a commission to create a new work for the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Company in 1990. In 1999, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship for composition... ..Starting in 1969, Cyrille began to organize the first of several percussion groups, including Dialogue of the Drums, Pieces of Time, and Weights and Measures. Some of the distinguished artists who played in these groups were Kenny Clark, Milford Graves, Famoudou Don Moye, Michael Carvin and Obo Addy. Starting in 1988 through the present time, he has toured and performed here and abroad with the renown Russian percussionist, Vladimir Tarasov. In 1975, Cyrille formed a band called Maono (feelings) featuring various instrumental voices determined by his compositions. .. ..He is a member of Trio 3 featuring alto saxophonist, Oliver Lake and bassist, Reggie Workman. Also from time to time, he leads another group called Haitian Fascination, playing music inspired by the musical tradition from Haiti. Within the past several years, he has been collaborating and working with musicians such as saxophonist, Archie Shepp, trombonist, Roswell Rudd, trumpeter, Dave Douglas, bassists, Henry Grimes and William Parker, pianists Dave Burrell and Marilyn Crispell, and vibraphonist, Karl Berger. He continues to record and perform with duo, trio, quartet, quintet and big band formations.. ..Booking Contact: Email:amelod1@aol.com.. .... ............
  • Members

    .. ........Marty Ehrlich - C/D/E.... ..........Irène Schweizer & Andrew Cyrille - Irene Schweizer & Andrew Cyrille.... ..........Andrew Cyrille - Life Rays.... ..........Andrew Cyrille - Metamusicians' Stomp.... ..........Andrew Cyrille Quintet - My Friend Louis.... ..........Andrew Cyrille - The Navigator.... ..........Andrew Cyrille - Nuba.... ..........Andrew Cyrille - Open Ideas....
  • Influences

    ..........Mary Lou Williams - Revisited....
  • Sounds Like

    ..........Witch's Scream.... .. .. .. .. .. ..

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  • Elizabeth S Hutton



    Enjoy your week, Stay Strong.

    2 years ago
  • Elizabeth S Hutton




    i lovee yurr musicc soo muuch

    2 years ago
  • Bosco Blatter

    thanx for your friendship:-)
    and for your great inspiration...
    love your drumming!
    cheers and best
    BB

    2 years ago
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Bio:

Andrew Cyrille was born in Brooklyn, NY. As well as studying privately, he attended the Juilliard and Hartnett schools of music. He has performed with Jazz artists ranging from Coleman Hawkins, Illinois Jacquet and Mary Lou Williams to Kenny Dorham, Muhal Richard Abrams, Horace Tapscott, John Carter,Mal Waldron and David Murray. In 1964 he formed and association with pianist Cecil Taylor that would last for 11 years. He played drums for many notable dancer-choreogrphers from the mid to late 1960’s.

He was artist-residence and teacher at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio from 1971 to 1973. Cyrille has also taught at the Graham Windham Home for Children in New York. He is currently a faculty member at the New School University (formally The New School for Social Research) in New York City. His sterling work has earned him a number of grants and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts and Meet the Composer, including a commission to create a new work for the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Company in 1990. In 1999, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship for composition.

Starting in 1969, Cyrille began to organize the first of several percussion groups, including Dialogue of the Drums, Pieces of Time, and Weights and Measures. Some of the distinguished artists who played in these groups were Kenny Clark, Milford Graves, Famoudou Don Moye, Michael Carvin and Obo Addy. Starting in 1988 through the present time, he has toured and performed here and abroad with the renown Russian percussionist, Vladimir Tarasov. In 1975, Cyrille formed a band called Maono (feelings) featuring various instrumental voices determined by his compositions.

He is a member of Trio 3 featuring alto saxophonist, Oliver Lake and bassist, Reggie Workman. Also from time to time, he leads another group called Haitian Fascination, playing music inspired by the musical tradition from Haiti. Within the past several years, he has been collaborating and working with musicians such as saxophonist, Archie Shepp, trombonist, Roswell Rudd, trumpeter, Dave Douglas, bassists, Henry Grimes and William Parker, pianists Dave Burrell and Marilyn Crispell, and vibraphonist, Karl Berger. He continues to record and perform with duo, trio, quartet, quintet and big band formations

Booking Contact: Email:amelod1@aol.com

.... ........

Member Since:

June 25, 2007

Members:


Marty Ehrlich - C/D/E

Irène Schweizer & Andrew Cyrille - Irene Schweizer & Andrew Cyrille

Andrew Cyrille - Life Rays

Andrew Cyrille - Metamusicians' Stomp

Andrew Cyrille Quintet - My Friend Louis

Andrew Cyrille - The Navigator

Andrew Cyrille - Nuba

Andrew Cyrille - Open Ideas

Influences:


Mary Lou Williams - Revisited

Sounds Like:


Witch's Scream

Record Label:

Various

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