Henry Threadgill

viola, tenor and baritone saxophones, flutes, clarinet, percussion · 1944 · Chicago

Saxophonist and flutist born in Chicago, Henry Threadgill is one of the very first members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) and recorded in 1969 with Muhal Richard Abrams's AACM quintet. His trio Reflection, formed in 1971 for the Scott Joplin centennial, became Air after its members moved to New York in 1975.

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Styles

• AACM
• Collectives and lofts (BAG, loft jazz)

Landmark tracks

• The Ragtime Dance (1979)
• Fire City (2026)

Sources

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