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Andrew Cyrille / Billy Harper Duo at The North Door

Courtesy of Pedro Moreno | Posted on January 21, 2020

Where

The North Door
502 Brushy St.
Austin, TX
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Andrew Cyrille / Billy Harper Duo at The North Door

When

Sun, April 19, 2020
7:00 pm

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Epistrophy Arts is incredibly proud to present a duo performance by two masters in modern jazz and creative music.

Andrew Cyrille studied at the Julliard and Hartnett schools of music emerging to professional gigs with such noted legends as Mary Lou Williams, and Coleman Hawkins. In 1964, Cyrille formed an eleven year association with pianist, Cecil Taylor, establishing himself as “one of the most instinctively, musically, inventive drummers of the era.” Since 1969, Cyrille has worked with many notable dance groups, most recently with Cleo Parker Robinson and her dance company. He has organized several percussion groups including Dialogue of the Drums, Pieces of Time, Weights and Measures, which featured distinguished artists such as Kenny Clark, Milford Graves, Famoudou Don Moye, Michael Carvin, Victor Lewis, Ghanian drummer, Obo Addy and Haitian drummer, Frisner Augustin. He has toured internationally with renowned Russian percussionist, Vladimir Tarasov. He has also worked with some of the leading proponents of contemporary music such as Richard Muhal Abrams, John Carter, Walt Dickerson and David Murray. Cyrille has been artist-in-residence at Antioch College and is currently on faculty at The New School University for Jazz & Contemporary Music in New York City. His sterling work has earned him several grants and awards including funding from the NEA, Meet the Composer and a Guggenheim Fellowship for composition....

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