Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre

McIntyre, who was born in Clarksville, Arkansas, United States,[5] but raised in Chicago, Illinois, studied at the Chicago College of Music, and during the 1960s began playing with musicians such as Malachi Favors, Muhal Richard Abrams, and Roscoe Mitchell.[5] Along with them he became a member of the ensemble Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians in 1965.[5] His first solo record appeared in 1969.[5] During this time he also recorded as a session musician for Delmark Records, playing with George Freeman, J.B. Hutto, and Little Milton, among others.[5]

That year, McIntyre was convicted for drug offences, and served his sentence in Lexington, Kentucky; a prison friend of his at the time was Tadd Dameron.[1]

McIntyre moved to New York City in the 1970s, playing at Sam Rivers's Rivbea Studios and teaching at Karl Berger's Creative Studio.[4] He and Muhal Richard Abrams toured Europe several times.[4] After his 1981 live album, McIntyre recorded very little, playing on the streets and in the subways of New York.[3] His next major appearance on record was not until 1998, with Pheeroan akLaff and Michael Logan;[4] the following year, he played with many AACM ensemble members on the album Bright Moments.[4] He continued to release as a leader into the 2000s.[6]

He died in November 2013, in The Bronx, New York, at the age of 77.[1]