American jazz pianist and composer Born February 04, 1927 in Huntington, Long Island, NY, USA Died May 5, 1977 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA Early in his career, Cirillo worked with Teo Macero, and Charles Mingus in New York. After moving to Southern Florida in the early 1960s, he performed with Ira Sullivan, Flip Phillips, and Phil Napoleon.