Andrew Jacob Vasquez is a

Native American flute The Native American flute is a musical instrument and flute that is held in front of the player, has open finger holes, and has two chambers: one for collecting the breath of the player and a second chamber which creates sound. The player breat ...

player of the

Apache Tribe of Oklahoma The Plains Apache are a small Southern Athabaskan tribe who live on the Southern Plains of North America, in close association with the linguistically unrelated Kiowa Tribe. Today, they are headquartered in Southwestern Oklahoma and are federally ...

. He has released four albums to date, ''Vasquez'', the award-winning ''Wind River'', ''V3: An American Indian'', and ''Togo'', all released by Makoché Records.

Life

Vasquez is

Kiowa Apache The Plains Apache are a small Southern Athabaskan tribe who live on the Southern Plains of North America, in close association with the linguistically unrelated Kiowa Tribe. Today, they are headquartered in Southwestern Oklahoma and are federally ...

. His career in entertainment began as a solo Northern Style Traditional dancer with the New York-based American Indian Dance Theater from 1986 to 1991.Andrew Velasquez
Retrieved December 13, 2010 While on tour, he made a trade for his first flute, and became interested in the instrument. He began to play and was soon creating original compositions. He was nominated for

Native American Music Awards The Native American Music Awards (also known as the NAMAs or "Nammys") are an awards program presented annually by Elbel Productions, Inc., The Native American Music Awards Inc., and The Native American Music Association, a 501(c)(3) non-profi ...

(NAMMY) in 1998 and 1999. In 2000, he won the NAMMY for Best Male Artist. In 2006, he was nominated for Flutist of the Year.Megan Romer
"2006 Native American Music Awards"
About.com (Apr 17, 2007) Retrieved December 13, 2010 Vasquez lives near

Fort Washakie, Wyoming Fort Washakie is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States, within the Wind River Indian Reservation and along U.S. Route 287. The population was 1,759 at the 2010 census. The headquarters for the Eastern Shosh ...

"Andrew Vasquez: An American Indian"
Retrieved December 13, 2010 with his wife, Myra and their family. They have four children and two grandchildren.

Awards and nominations

*Various pow-wow and dance titles *Best Contemporary Native American Album of the Year and Best Album Cover at the 1998 NAV Music Awards for Wind River *Wind River was also a finalist in the Association for Independent Music (AFIM) 1998 Indie Awards *Nominated for the 1998

(NAMA) Songwriter of the Year and Best Flutist of the Year awards *Runner-up for 1998's Best Native American Music award from The Coalition of Visionary Retailers (COVR) for Wind River *Flutist of the Year and Best Male Artist by NAMA in 1999 *Nominated for Best New Age Recording for ''V3: An American Indian'' by NAMA in 1999

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vasquez, Andrew Native American flautists People from Bismarck, North Dakota Living people Apache Tribe of Oklahoma people Year of birth missing (living people)