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Cheryl Pyle

CHERYL PYLE - MUSICIAN -JAZZ FLUTE BIO

The versatile flutist Cheryl Pyle received her BA in music from the University of California at Berkeley in 1976, having received her Associates Degree from Mesa College in 1974. 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 , Shrine 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.

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Meet Cheryl Pyle:The versatile flutist Cheryl Pyle received her BA in Music from the University of California at Berkeley in 1976, having received her Associates Degree from Mesa College in 1974. Her teachers included Merrill Jordan, Janet Maestre, Francis Watson, and Jayn Rosenfeld. She took Master classes with Jean-Pierre Rampal, Julius Baker, and James Newton. She possesses an extensive classical solo repertoire and was a member of the school's orchestra whilst at Berkeley.From 1975 to 1976 ...

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Wonderful Times - CD 2012 -Dewey Records/Kazhargan

Wonderful Times - CD 2012 -Dewey Records/Kazhargan

Source: Cheryl Pyle

Dewey Records (Germany) Announces the release of Wonderful Times from the international jazz group Kazhargan World A nice warm sound that is earthy along with some interesting post modern riffs bordering on accessible free jazz only to discover the musicians involved in the project were never actually present in the same room at the time of the recording. Enter Kazhargan World. An international jazz collective from Russia, Germany and various areas within the United States of America. Artists in all ...

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Cheryl Pyle and Trio, "Soul Dust"

Cheryl Pyle and Trio, "Soul Dust"

Source: Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards

Cheryl Pyle, flautist, can be increasingly found around New York wherever free-form music is being made. Her flute has been gracing a number of sessions I have heard about. She often plays in fleet bursts and has a vibrant tone. Today we look at a recent self-released album of hers, Soul Dust. It's a trio with Cheryl on flute, doubling on electric bass, Max Ridgway playing some nice flowing guitar lines and overdubbing an interesting acoustic bass part much of ...

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LOFT JAZZ ON PIER 50 Bay Guardian, San Francisco, Sept 20, 1979 The idea behind Loft Jazz according to it articles of incorporation is to "provide an environment ... to bring musicians together in playing and listening situations where ideas can be exchanged, to develop and promote an appreciation of jazz music in a non-commercial atmosphere conducive to attentive listening." At the Monday night jam session at Bethany Methodist Church, SF, musicians have been a fixture for quite a while and have attracted such local talent as Dave Ginsberg, Mike Koskinen, Bishop Norman Williams, and Cheryl Pyle. review by Kerrigan Black

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Primary Instrument

Flute

Location

New York City

Willing to teach

Advanced only

Credentials/Background

write me http://www.cherylpyle.blogspot.com to set up a lesson time and for more information on lesson rates 1/2 hour lesson nyc area flute lessons or lessons online with skype available through paypal

Clinic/Workshop Information

flute clinics discussing technique , soloing , and performance- also lyric writting clinics are available.

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

2022 -Distant Duos-...

11th Street Music
2022

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Our Changed Horizon

11th Street Music
2021

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Distant Duos -Cheryl...

11th Street Music
2020

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Beyond Trio live at...

11th Street Music
2019

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a+c+out

Intrinsic Music
2018

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Cheryl Pyle -Beyond...

11th Street Music
2018

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Distant Duo -Musique Libre Femmes -Claire de Brunner/ Cheryl Pyle

From: 2022 -Distant Duos- Musique...
By Cheryl Pyle

Our Changed Horizon

From: Our Changed Horizon
By Cheryl Pyle

Distant Duo with Gerry Gibbs, Cheryl pyle

From: Distant Duos -Cheryl Pyle and...
By Cheryl Pyle

Tweet Storm

From: Beyond Trio live at the I Beam...
By Cheryl Pyle

Sonata for the Birds -Cheryl Pyle

From: Cheryl Pyle -Beyond Flute solo...
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Peace, Dignity, Justice and Freedom

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By Cheryl Pyle

Ode to Captain Beefheart

From: Art Space
By Cheryl Pyle

Fata Morgana

From: Post Fiction
By Cheryl Pyle

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