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Henry Threadgill (born February 15, 1944), Chicago, Illinois, is an American saxophonist, flautist and composer. He performed as a percussionist in high school marching bands, and served briefly in a U.S. Army band. Threadgill is notable as one of avant-garde jazz's most unique composers. His dense, elaborate, multi-layered music is often strictly scored, in contrast to the loose, improvisatory feel of much jazz. Elements of traditional African music, Mexican music, folk music and opera are often as prominently featured as traditional jazz and blues music. Threadgill often assembles groups with distinctive names and unusual instrumentation. His Henry Threadgill Sextett was...

Pyeng Threadgill is an American born jazz blues singer who studied music on a Mellon fellowship in Brazil, and graduated from Oberlin college. She has been a fixture in New York venues like The Kitchen, Joe's Pub etc, has toured Europe extensively, and moved to Berkeley CA after releasing 2 LPs on the Random Chance label. In her first Random Chance effort 2004's "Sweet Home: The Music Of Robert Johnson" she took some dirt encrusted Robert Johnson tunes and polished them with a laid back moderne jazzy feel that makes 'em shine and glimmer as bright as the platinum platters...

Henry Threadgill's Zooid is a modern jazz ensemble led by flautist/saxophonist/composer Henry Threadgill, which formed in 2000 and first recorded in 2001. It has existed as a sextet and a quintet. Although frequently identified as "free jazz", their music is heavily composed. The lineup on This Brings Us To, Volume 1 and This Brings Us To, Volume 2 is: [*]Henry Threadgill - flute and alto sax [*]Liberty Ellman - guitar [*]José Davila - trombone and tuba [*]Stomu Takeshi - bass guitar [*]Elliot Humberto Kavee - drums They have been joined live by Christopher Hoffman on cello. The lineup on 2005's...