Andrew Cyrille

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. AllMusic biographer Chris Kelsey wrote: "Few free-jazz drummers play with a tenth of Cyrille's grace and authority. His energy is unflagging, his power absolute, tempered only by an ever-present sense of propriety."[2]

Andrew Cyrille
photo by Shawn Brackbill
Background information
Birth nameAndrew Charles Cyrille
Born (1939-11-10) November 10, 1939
OriginBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
GenresJazz, avant-garde jazz, post-bop
Occupation(s)Musician, bandleader
InstrumentsDrums
Associated actsCecil Taylor, David S. Ware, David Murray, Irène Schweizer, Marilyn Crispell, Carla Bley
Andrew Cyrille

Life and career

Cyrille was born on November 10, 1939, in Brooklyn, New York into a Haitian family.[3] He began studying science at St. John's University, but was already playing jazz in the evenings and switched his studies to the Juilliard School.[4] His first drum teachers were fellow Brooklyn-based drummers Willie Jones and Lenny McBrowne; through them, Cyrille met Max Roach. Nonetheless, Cyrille became a disciple of Philly Joe Jones, who in some performances such as Time Waits used Cyrille's drum kit.[3]

His first professional engagement was as an accompanist of singer Nellie Lutcher, and he had an early recording session with Coleman Hawkins.[5] Trumpeter Ted Curson introduced him to pianist Cecil Taylor when Cyrille was 18.[5]

He joined the Cecil Taylor unit in 1964, and stayed for about 10 years, eventually performing drum duos with Milford Graves. In addition to recording as a bandleader, he has recorded and/or performed with musicians such as David Murray, Irène Schweizer, Marilyn Crispell, Carla Bley, Butch Morris and Reggie Workman among others. Cyrille is currently a member of the group, Trio 3, with Oliver Lake and Reggie Workman.

Discography

As leader

With Trio 3

As sideman

With Muhal Richard Abrams

With Geri Allen

With Ahmed Abdul-Malik

With Billy Bang

With Bill Barron

With Carla Bley

With Jean-Paul Bourelly

With Charles Brackeen

With Anthony Braxton

With Marion Brown

With Dave Burrell

With Kenny Burrell and Coleman Hawkins

  • Moonglow (Compilation; Prestige, 1981)

With John Carter

  • Castles of Ghana (Gramavision, 1985)
  • Dance of the Love Ghosts (Gramavision, 1986)
  • Fields (Gramavision, 1988)
  • Comin' On (hat Art, 1988)
  • Shadows on a Wall (Gramavision, 1989)

With Kenny Clarke, Milford Graves, and Famoudou Don Moye

  • Pieces of Time (Soul Note, 1984)

With Walt Dickerson

With Dave Douglas

  • Metamorphosis (Greenleaf Music, 2017)

With Dave Douglas and Uri Caine

  • Devotion (Greenleaf Music, 2019)

With Marty Ehrlich

With Charlie Haden

With David Haney

  • Clandestine (CIMP, 2008)
  • Conspiracy A Go Go (CIMP, 2008)
  • Siege of Misrata (CIMP, 2018)

With Coleman Hawkins

With Jazz Composer's Orchestra

With Leroy Jenkins

With Oliver Lake

With Jimmy Lyons

With Bill McHenry

  • La peur du vide (Sunnyside, 2012)
  • Proximity (Sunnyside, 2016)

With Grachan Moncur III

  • New Africa (BYG Actuel, 1969))
  • Exploration (Capri, 2004)

With David Murray

With Ivo Perelman

  • Children of Ibeji (Enja, 1991)

With Lonnie Liston Smith

With Horace Tapscott

With Cecil Taylor

With John Tchicai and Reggie Workman

  • Witch's Scream (TUM, 2006)

With Bob Thiele Collective

With Mal Waldron

  • Birthday Concert: Antwerp 1997 (Bootleg / Unauthorized, 1997)
  • Soul Eyes (BMG, 1997)
  • Live at North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague (Bootleg / Unauthorized, 2001)

With Reggie Workman

  • Synthesis (Leo, 1986)

References
  1. Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (1999). "Cyrille, Andrew Charles". The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 161.
  2. Kelsey, Chris. "Andrew Cyrille: Biography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  3. Patmos, Michael (February 1, 2014). "Andrew Cyrille: Drum Dialogue" (PDF). Modern Drummer: 54–59. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  4. Bob Young and Al Stankus (1992). Jazz Cooks. Stewart Tabori and Chang. pp. 92–93. ISBN 1-55670-192-6.
  5. Case, Brian (October 4, 1975), "Make like a chimp (or choose your own alternative)", NME, pp. 28–29
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