Andrew Charles Cyrille (born November 10, 1939) [1] is an American avant-garde jazz drummer. Throughout his career, he has performed both as a leader and a sideman in the bands of Walt Dickerson and Cecil Taylor , among others.

Master drummer and composer Andrew Cyrille, began studying science at St. John's University while playing jazz in the evenings. He began formally studying drums and composition first with Philly Joe Jones in 1958, and later at The Juilliard School and Hartnett School of Music.

Award winning American drummer, composer, music educator and bandleader, Andrew-Cyrille

Andrew Cyrille, born in Brooklyn on November 10, 1939, studied with Philly Joe Jones in 1958 and then spent the first half of the 1960s studying in New York at Juilliard and the Hartnett School of Music.

Master drummer and composer Andrew Cyrille, began studying science at St. John's University while playing jazz in the evenings. He began formally studying drums and composition first with Philly Joe Jones in 1958, and later at The Juilliard School and Hartnett School of Music.

2024年12月14日 · Jazz musician Andrew Cyrille's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, photos and more.

Andrew Cyrille, a 2020 Doris Duke Artist in the jazz category, is a master drummer and composer who is lauded for his prowess at reshaping jazz’s rhythmic syntax while engaging with its lineage.

"Cyrille has learned all about jazz’s rich complexities – and then sought to distil them into ever simpler essentials in projects of his own. ... [The News is] right up there among ECM Records’ entrancing understatements." The Guardian. Andrew Cyrille, Bill Frisell, Kit Downes (Red Hook Records / Switzerland) 2024.

2016年10月3日 · Andrew Cyrille is a particularly versatile jazz drummer who came up swinging behind Coleman Hawkins and Mary Lou Williams and then played free jazz with Cecil Taylor.

2016年11月15日 · Master drummer Andrew Cyrille talks about his most important recordings in this Bright Moments feature from JazzTimes' November 2016 issue.