Henry Threadgill

events

Date Event Name description recording
October 25, 2009 Henry Threadgill - Zooid performs “All The Way Light Touch” commissioned by Roulette with funds by the Baisley Powell Elebash Trust Henry Threadgill is one of the great musical masterminds of the past quarter century - a composer, arranger, and innovator who transcends genres in contemporary music. A multi instrumentalist whose principle axes include alto sax and flute, Threadgill emerged from Chicago\'s Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. Tonight...
October 2, 2008 Interpretations: Myra Melford & Henry Threadgill Myra Melford Quartet: Happy Whistlings Myra Melford is a composer-performer with a “commitment to refreshing, often surprising uses of melody, harmony and ensemble playing”. For this evening, Ms. Melford will present a collage of new compositions and improvisations inspired by the writing of Uruaguayan journalist and author Eduardo Galeano. In his...
September 2, 2008 Myra Melford & Henry Threadgill Interpretations: Myra Melford Quartet: Happy Whistlings Myra Melford is a composer-performer with a “commitment to refreshing, often surprising uses of melody, harmony and ensemble playing”. For this evening, Ms. Melford will present a collage of new compositions and improvisations inspired by the writing of Uruaguayan journalist and author Eduardo Galeano. In his...
November 1, 1997 Myra Melford \"Myra Melford performs original compositions for solo piano, prepared piano, and harmonium as well as pieces by Henry Threadgill, Butch Morris and Dave Douglas.\"