Henry Threadgill
American composer, saxophonist and flautist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henry Threadgill (born February 15, 1944)[1] is an American composer, saxophonist and flautist.[2] He came to prominence in the 1970s leading ensembles rooted in jazz but with unusual instrumentation and often incorporating other genres of music. He has performed and recorded with several ensembles: Air, Aggregation Orb, Make a Move, the seven-piece Henry Threadgill Sextett, the twenty-piece Society Situation Dance Band, Very Very Circus, X-75, and Zooid.
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Birth name | Henry Luther Threadgill |
Born | (1944-02-15) February 15, 1944 (age 80) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz, avant-garde jazz, free jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | Saxophone, flute |
Years active | 1960s–present |
Labels | Arista/Novus, About Time, Black Saint, Columbia, Pi |
Website | www |
He was awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his album In for a Penny, In for a Pound,[3] which premiered at Roulette Intermedium on December 4, 2014.[4]
In 2023, he published his autobiography, written with Brent Hayes Edwards: Easily Slip into Another World: A Life in Music.[5]