cheryl pyle

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The versatile flutist Cheryl Pyle received her BA in music from the University of California at Berkeley , having received her Associates Degree from Mesa College . Her teachers included Merrill Jordan, Janet Maestre, Francis Watson, and Jayn Rosenfeld. She took Master Classes with Jean-Pierre Rampal, Julius Baker, James Newton. At Berkeley, she was a member of the school's orchestra, and she possesses an extensive classical solo repertoire. From 1975 to 1976 she served as Musical Director of the Berkeley Shakespeare Festival, and she has performed in orchestras for over half a dozen musical theater productions. From 1977 to 1980 she was on the faculty at Berkeley as its flute teacher in the Jazz Department and taught at the Manchester Music Festival in Vermont in 1993 and 1996. While at Berkeley, Ms. Pyle was Principal flutist in the University Jazz Ensemble. This group appeared at the Pacific Coast Jazz Festival where they played with such major artists as Sonny Rollins, George Duke, Freddy Hubbard, Hubert Laws, and Joe Henderson. They also performed at the 1976 Concord Jazz Festival. After graduation, she performed extensively in the San Francisco area, where she was a performing member of the Loft Jazz Association. She played with many notable Bay area musicians, including Bishop Norman Williams, Susan Muscarella, Bruce Forman, and Jessica Williams.

Since moving to New York in the fall of 1980, Ms. Pyle has been heard in a variety of settings. She has appeared at such jazz clubs as the Blue Note, Jazz Forum, Seventh Avenue South, Angry Squire, Kave Haz, the Garage, Cornelia Street Café, CBGB's Art Gallery, St. Peter's Church, Amazonas, Fat Baby's, Bar on A, Abc no Rio ,Brecht Forum, Sycamore, Zirzamin, Frost Gallery and Birdland. She was also heard at the Annual Women's Jazz Festival as well as the Mount Vernon Jazz Festival in New York. She is a member of the World Flute Orchestra and NY Jazz Flutet. Her jazz composition, Dalle Alle, was awarded in 1989 by the Billboard Song Contest, and her lyrics have received numerous poetry awards such as the Gold Poet Award in 1989 and 1990 . Her lyrics have been recorded by such fine jazz singers as Janis Siegel (of Manhattan Transfer), Roseanna Vitro, Jeri Brown, Judi Silvano, Gloria Cooper and Sheila Jordan. her lyrics have been recorded on Atlantic, Justin time , Muse and Concord records. She has performed her solo flute compositions at Kitty Brazelton's Real Music Festival in 1993, continues to compose works for jazz flute. In 1996, she performed in the opera premier of The Other Wiseman by Stephanie de Kennessey with the Golden Fleece Opera company in New York. Her first classical recording was the Frostiana song cycle with the composer, Randall Thompson conducting and Cheryl Pyle as flute soloist.

Ms Pyle has performed and played with such fine musicians as Joe Lovano, Andy LaVerne, Fred Hersch, Tom Harrell, Mark Soskin, Billy Bang, Danilo Perez, Mike Holober, Nick Gianni, David Phelps, Chuck Loeb, Mark Cohen, Steve LaSpina, Michael Cochrane, Ron McClure, Billy Hart, Ben Monder, Sergio Brandao, Max Ridgway, Randall Colbourne, Billy Hart, Adam Nussbaum, Duduka Fonseca, Charlie Haden, Arthur Kell, Lucy Galliher, Bele Beledo, Premik Russell Tubbs, Frank Burrows, Neil Alexander, Danny Gottlieb, James Williams, John Abercrombie, Paul Motian, Peter Washington, Joop Wolters, Stephan Crump, Rez Abassi, Stomu Takeshi, Newman Taylor Baker,Nick Gianni, Daniel Carter, Gerry Gibbs, Max Johnson, Atma Anur & others. She has recorded on Contemporary and Chesky Records with Tom Harrell, Joe Lovano, Danilo Perez, Charlie Haden and Paul Motion. Her lyrics have been recorded on Atlantic, Justin Time, Muse and Concord Records.

Since recording her first quartet cd in 1997-DALLE ALLE on the 11th street music label, the jazz group has been playing many jazz clubs and concerts. In 2008 , also 2 performances with Joop Wolters in nyc performing his music at Bar on A and Fat Babys . In 2009 with the new recording -TIL SOON -cheryl pyle trio on 11th street music , she continues to play venues in the nyc area. Some recent gigs were held at Cultural 5- C Cafe, Downtown Music Gallery, Spectrum , Zirzamin, Sycamore-Radio Zero, Tong Ren Center, NUBLU, Gizzy's, Brecht Forum , Frost Gallery, CultureFix, Bar on A , Fat Baby's , Beanrunner Cafe , Zirzamin and Ms Pyle often performs at the sunday free jazz sessions at ABC NO RIO. Some other 2009 recording projects include cds for blood fountains-FLOODS -stephen kasner, and altar of oblivion-SINEWS OF ANGUISH with Martin Sparvath. In 2010 SURREAL was released on the 11th street music label and Audio Chocolate -Paul Tauteroff's cd -featuring cheryl pyle's flute on the 9 th song, The Journey . INSIDE DIALOGUE was recorded and released jan 2011, available on itunes, cdbaby, dig station, or order direct from me. SOUL DUST-11th street music cd release also in 2011 with max ridgway, cheryl pyle and randall colbourne.

Releases for 2012 include SOUND SCULPTURES- Cheryl Pyle -11th street music -2012 -Cheryl Yyle -flute & bass with Max Ridgway -guitar and WONDERFUL TIMES -Dewey records/KAZHARGAN-2012- Piano-: Stan Zaslavsky (Russia). Trumpet: Hans Peter Salentin (Germany). Flute: Cheryl Pyle (New York). Sax: Brian Mitchell Brody (USA). Guitar: Max Ridgway (USA). NS Double bass: Tony Cimorosi (New York). Electric bass: Sean O'Bryan Smith (USA). Drums & Percussion: Alexsandre Zaslavsky (Russia) and and FLOW - cd with Axel Weiss, Oddrun Eliki, Arne Hiorth , Sean O'Bryan Smith and Stan Z.

11th street music cd releases in 2013 include Green Underworld -wth Max Ridgway and Randall Colbourne, Far Out and New-tet Live in Nyc.. Performances in 2012 include flute and bass duo with live painter Anthony Cerretani , and participating in the Dissident Arts Festival Orchestra in 2012 and 2013.