| LC control no. | no 91010399 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Cyrille, Andrew, 1939- |
| Variant(s) | Cyrille, Andy, 1939- |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 19391110 |
| Place of birth | New York (N.Y.) |
| Affiliation | Juilliard School Cecil Taylor Unit Maono (Musical group) Antioch College New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music |
| Profession or occupation | Percussionists Jazz musicians Drummers Educators |
| Found in | Dickerson, W. Peace [SR] p1976: labels (Andrew Cyrille, percussion) Barron, B. Hot line [SR] 1964?: labels (Andy Cyrille) New Grove dict. of jazz (Cyrille, Andrew (Charles); b. 11-10-39, New York) African American National Biography, accessed April 17, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Cyrille, Andrew; percussionist, jazz musician, drummer, educator; born 10 November 1939 in New York, United States; studied at Juilliard School (1958-1962); became a highly rated drummer; worked with major jazz artists; was a member of Cecil Taylor Unit (1964-1975); led his group Maono; teamed up with drummers Milfred Graves, Don Moye, and Kenny Clarke for the all-percussion album Pieces of Time (1983); was artist in residence at Antioch College; taught at New School in New York) |
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