Biography
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Born In
Washington, D.C., United States
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Died
5 October 2021 (aged None)
Lloyd McNeill, born in Washington, D.C., was a visual artist and flutist. Having studied Art and Zoology in Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia, he moved on to be the first recipient of Howard University's MFA degree. In 1964-5, he did further study in Lithography at Paris' Ecole Des Beaux Arts. During his residence there, he spent a considerable amount of time with Pablo Picasso and his wife, Jacqueline Picasso. He also studied music composition privately with the composer, Hale Smith, music theory and flute technique with the jazz musician, Eric Dolphy, and classical flute technique and repertoire with Harold Jones. McNeill taught at several institutes of higher education, and was professor emeritus of Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Jersey. Through the seventies, McNeill also taught Afro-American Music History, private flute lessons, and was instrumental in launching the Jazz Studies Program at Rutgers University. Mr. McNeill exhibited his paintings and drawings at several galleries and colleges in the North East of America. As a flutist and composer, McNeill recorded eight albums of music as leader, from the 1969 release, 'Asha', to the latest album, 'X.Tem.Por.E', produced in 1998. He published two volumes of his poems: 'Blackline, A Collection of Poems, Drawings and Photographs,' and 'After The Rain, A Collection of New Poems.'
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