Andrew Cyrille’s 21st Century Big Band Unlimited
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 8:00 PMAndrew Cyrille, has been called “a consummate modern drummer” by the New York Times.
He has performed with jazz artists ranging from Mary Lou Williams, Coleman Hawkins, and Illinois Jacquet to Kenny Dorham, Freddie Hubbard, Walt Dickerson, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk, among others. He also played with Nigerian drummer Babtunde Olatunji. In 1964, he formed what would prove to be an eleven-year association with Cecil Taylor, a gig that brought him new acclaim and established him in the vanguard of jazz drumming.
Amy K Bormet’s Washington Women in Jazz Festival featuring Allison Miller
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 8:00 PMNYC-based and Washington, DC raised drummer Allison Miller defies all boundaries bringing her individual sound to diverse types of music while preserving their stylistic authenticity.
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