Henry Threadgill. Photo by Seth Rosner, via Spoleto Festival USA. When Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Henry Threadgill writes for his Zooid ensemble, his curious nature sits at the center of his ...

Henry Threadgill first performed as a percussionist in his high school marching band before taking up the baritone saxophone and later a large portion of the woodwind instrument family. He soon ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer has released a memoir, “Easily Slip Into Another World,” and a new album, “The Other One.” By ...

Henry Threadgill: ‘Sometimes you talk to people and you’re like, hey, lighten up, because they’re taking everything, including themselves, way too seriously. When you look at art it’s the same thing’ ...

This is FRESH AIR. Composer and saxophonist Henry Threadgill has led a variety of colorful, small and large bands from A to Z - specifically, from Air to Zooid. He was named an NEA jazz master in 2020 ...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer doesn't play on his new jazz album, but critic Kevin Whitehead says Old Locks and Irregular Verbs is nevertheless a perfect introduction to Threadgill's voice. This ...

AUSTIN — An Austin icon officially locked its doors at 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Sunday was the last day of business for Threadgill's World Headquarters, and the restaurant and music venue on Riverside Drive ...

The saxophonist and composer Henry Threadgill, 70, has long been an standard-bearer for boundary-crossing music. In his wildly creative work, inspirations as disparate as rags, calypso and funk ...

Pyeng Threadgill's musical roots run deep. Daughter of jazz composer Henry Threadgill and choreographer Christina Jones, Pyeng received her BA in music from the prestigious Oberlin College and was ...