If Tuesday’s show had a theme, it was that — the way Cyrille’s deft, nuanced and intelligently responsive playing highlighted the contributions of whoever he was onstage with at the moment.
Cyrille also played a supportive yet crucial role during a set by his group Haitian Fascination, which nods to the music of his parents’ homeland. Along with Haitian drummer Jean Guy-Rene, Cyrille set up a lively, minimal pulse using his bass drum and the metal rims of his snare, providing a launchpad for the spoken-word flights of poet Quincy Troupe, whose verses traced the arc of African American music from bebop to Beyoncé.
Andrew Cyrille and Brandon Ross and Wadada Leo Smith. Photo credit: Peter Gannushkin/DowntownMusic.net The concert’s diverse sets — as Vision Fest Artistic Director Patricia Nicholson noted, all curated by Cyrille himself — flowed together beautifully, and a brief moment of archival commentary helped to sum up their collective impact. During a set break, some projected text appeared on the screen behind the stage.
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