Henry Threadgill

Henry Threadgill (born February 15, 1944, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an American improviser, composer, and bandleader, an important figure in free jazz in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Threadgill studied at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago and Governors State University, University Park, Illinois. In the 1960s he played gospel music on a national tour, rock music in a U.S. Army entertainment troupe, and blues in a Chicago band. He joined the...