Andrew Jacob Vasquez, a Kiowa Apache flutist from Oklahoma, began his career as a solo Northern Style Traditional dancer with the New York-based American Indian Dance Theater from 1986 to 1991. During this period, he acquired his first flute and started composing original pieces. His debut album, Vasquez, was released in 1996 by Makoché Records. Vasquez's second album, Wind River (1997), won Best Contemporary Native American Album of the Year and Best Album Cover at the 1998 NAV Music Awards and was a finalist in the Association for Independent Music (AFIM) 1998 Indie Awards. He was nominated for the Native American Music Awards in 1998 and 1999 and won Best Male Artist in 2000. His subsequent albums include V3: An American Indian (1999) and Togo (2004). Vasquez lives near Fort Washakie, Wyoming with his wife, Myra, their four children, and two grandchildren.
