Person · Male
Henry Threadgill
- From
- Chicago, United States
- Since
- 1944–present
- Releases
- 17
- jazz
- avant-garde jazz
- classical
About
Henry Threadgill (born February 15, 1944) 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.
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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.
In 2023, he published his autobiography, written with Brent Hayes Edwards: Easily Slip into Another World: A Life in Music. The book was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, along with being a Best Book of the Year: The New York Times, NPR, The New Yorker.
Member of
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Air flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass flute
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Henry Threadgill Very Very Circus eponymous, flute, alto saxophone, bass flute
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Henry Threadgill & Make a Move eponymous, flute, alto saxophone
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Henry Threadgill Sextett clarinet, eponymous, flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass flute
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Henry Threadgill’s Zooid eponymous, flute, alto saxophone, bass flute
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Flute Force 4 flute, bass flute
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Henry Threadgill’s 14 or 15 Kestra: Agg eponymous, flute, alto saxophone, bass flute
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Henry Threadgill Ensemble eponymous
Discography
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Also known as
Henry Luther Threadgill · Henry Thredgill
Tags
- american
- jazz and blues
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- bf3f2266-33e7-42ae-a1f2-4066ded25dca
- ISNI
- 0000000382368281
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.