Andrew Vasquez is a Native American flute

Native American flute

The Native American flute has achieved some measure of fame for its distinctive sound, used in a variety of New Age and world music recordings. The instrument was originally very personal; its music was played without accompaniment in courtship, healing, meditation, and spiritual rituals. Now it...

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

Biographical details

Vasquez is Kiowa-Apache. 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. 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

Native American Music Awards

The Native American Music Awards , commonly known as the Nammys, are an awards program presented annually by The Native American Music Association & Awards, which recognizes outstanding musical achievement among Native Americans...

 (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.

Vasquez lives in Bismarck, North Dakota

Bismarck, North Dakota

Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779...

 along his wife, Myra and their family. They have four children and two grandchildren.

Awards

• 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 Native American Music Awards
  Native American Music Awards
  The Native American Music Awards , commonly known as the Nammys, are an awards program presented annually by The Native American Music Association & Awards, which recognizes outstanding musical achievement among Native Americans...
  
  (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