Cyrus Chestnut born on January 17, 1963, in Baltimore, Maryland; son of McDonald (a retired post office employee and church organist) and Flossie (a city social services worker and church choir director). Chestnut started his musical career at the age of six, playing piano at Mount Calvary Baptist Church in hometown. By age nine, he was studying classical music at Peabody Institute. In 1985, Chestnut earned a degree in jazz composition and arranging from Boston's renowned Berklee College of Music.
These are photos from concerts where Cyrus Chestnut played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Denise Thimes / Cyrus Chestnut / Vondie Curtis Hall May 14, 2023 St. Louis, Missouri, United States Uploaded by Louise Halsey