Andrew Cyrille
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Drummers · b. 1939

Andrew Cyrille

American avant-garde jazz drummer

Born
10 November 1939
Brooklyn
Country
United States
Record labels
ECM Records, DIW Records, CIMP, BYG Records, Intakt Records
Discography
31 albums

Biography

Andrew Cyrille is a jazz musician who plays drum kit. Andrew Cyrille was born on 10 November 1939 in Brooklyn. The music is usually filed under jazz and avant-garde jazz. Record labels: ECM Records, DIW Records, CIMP and BYG Records. The discography here lists 31 albums, from “What About?” (1969) to “Music Delivery / Percussion” (2023). Honours include Guggenheim Fellowship.

Andrew Charles Cyrille (born November 10, 1939) 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."

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Discography

Studio and live albums

What About? 1969
Dialogue of the Drums 1974
Junction 1977
The Loop 1978
Nuba 1979
Special People 1981
Andrew Cyrille Meets Brötzmann in Berlin 1983 · Live
The Navigator 1983
To Hear the World in a Grain of Sand - World Music: Live at the Donaueschingen Festival 1986 · Live
Paintings 1987
イヒャン 1989 · Live
Galaxies 1991 · Live
X Man 1994
C/D/E 2000
Duo Palindrome 2002. Vol. 1 2004 · Live
Low Blue Flame 2006
The Contact 2007 · Live
Clandestine 2008 · Live
Duology 2012
Drop Your Plans 2015
Proximity 2016
Lebroba 2018
The Center Will Hold 2020
2 Blues for Cecil 2022
Evocation 2022 · Live
Music Delivery / Percussion 2023
1981-12-18.19, Soundscape, NYC, NY · Live
1985-xx-xx, South Street Seaport Museum, NY, NY · Live
2017-09-24, Madison, WI, USA · Live
Andrew Cyrille at the Music Gallery, Toronto: Oct. 4, ‘86 · Live
Florence, July 2, 1979 · Live

Studied with

Awards

Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Andrew Cyrille play?

Andrew Cyrille is known for playing drum kit.

When and where was Andrew Cyrille born?

Andrew Cyrille was born 10 November 1939 in Brooklyn.

What are Andrew Cyrille's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include What About? (1969), Dialogue of the Drums (1974), Junction (1977), The Loop (1978) and Nuba (1979).

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