Henry Threadgill
Henry Threadgill is an American composer, saxophonist and flautist. 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.
He was awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his album In for a Penny, In for a Pound, which premiered at Roulette Intermedium on December 4, 2014. (Wikipedia)
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Henry Threadgill
2nd Sep 2026
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Henry Threadgill has created some of modern jazz’s most distinctive ensemble music. From the open interplay of Air to the twin guitars and tubas of Very Very Circus and Zooid’s intricate structures, this guide explores the changing sounds, unusual instrumentation and restless imagination of a remarkable musical career.
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