Henry Threadgill

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Date Event Name description recording
November 13, 2010 Henry Threadgill + Zooid Henry Threadgill, aside from being a remarkable alto saxophone player, is one of the most imaginative of jazz composers today. “He seems to be deliberately challenging the audience: My lyricism and mastery come complete with thorns and spikes, and I promise to yank the props out from under you,” quoted John Litweiler, longtime Down...
November 12, 2010 Henry Threadgill w/ Zooid & Flux Quartet Henry Threadgill, aside from being a remarkable alto saxophone player, is one of the most imaginative of jazz composers today. “He seems to be deliberately challenging the audience: My lyricism and mastery come complete with thorns and spikes, and I promise to yank the props out from under you,” quoted John Litweiler, longtime Down...
November 11, 2010 Henry Threadgill w/ Zooid & So Percussion Henry Threadgill, aside from being a remarkable alto saxophone player, is one of the most imaginative of jazz composers today. “He seems to be deliberately challenging the audience: My lyricism and mastery come complete with thorns and spikes, and I promise to yank the props out from under you,” quoted John Litweiler, longtime Down...
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...
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.\"