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| Henry Threadgill In Austin  Presented by Epistrophy Arts and Liminal Sound seriesWe are pleased to announce the new dates for the Henry Threadgill workshop and concert in Austin, Texas. FRIDAY AUGUST 11th MASTER CLASS with Henry Threadgill University of Texas Music Bldg 2406 Robert Dedman Dr Austin TX 78712 The Henry Threadgill Master Class will be a Q&A session. It is an open form session that can go where ever the questions lead. SATURDAY AUGUST 12th CONCERT: Henry Threadgill's Zooid Scottish Rite Theater 207 West 18th Street Austin Texas 78701 For over forty years, Henry Threadgill has been celebrated as one of the most forward-thinking composers and multi-instrumentalists in American music. The New York Times has called him "perhaps the most important jazz composer of his generation." Born in 1944 in Chicago, Threadgill was an early member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). In for a Penny, In for a Pound by Henry Threadgill was named the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for "distinguished musical composition by an American." In awarding the prize, the Pulitzer committee call the release "a highly original work in which notated music and improvisation mesh in a sonic tapestry that seems the very expression of modern American life." We could not be more ecstatic for Henry and are honored to have been able to help document his work these last 15 years. Personnel: Henry Threadgill: alto saxophone, flute, bass flute; Jose Davila: trombone, tuba; Liberty Ellman: guitar; Christopher Hoffman: violincello; Elliot Humberto Kavee: drums, percussion. write your comments about the article :: © 2017 Jazz News :: home page |