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Henry Threadgill
The saxophonist, flutist and composer Henry Threadgill, one of the NEA's 2021 Jazz Masters. Nhumi Threadgill/Courtesy of the NEA hide caption
Mary Halvorson's volatile and cagey album Code Girl is her first set full of songs with lyrics, both a departure from and extension of her earlier work and one of Nate Chinen's favorite albums of 2018. Ross Mantle for NPR hide caption
Favorite Albums So Far Angela Hsieh/NPR hide caption
Henry Threadgill's Old Locks and Irregular Verbs was voted the No. 1 jazz album of 2016. John Rogers/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Henry Threadgill calls his Pulitzer-winning piece, In for a Penny, In for a Pound, "an epic." John Rogers/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Henry Threadgill Zooid, 'In For A Penny, In For A Pound (Opening)'
Maria Schneider and Rudresh Mahanthappa share top honors in the 2015 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll. Briene Lermitte/Jimmy Katz/Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Henry Threadgill studies a score in his dressing room at Very Very Threadgill. Shahar Azran/Courtesy of Harlem Stage hide caption
Very Very Threadgill At Harlem Stage
WBGO and Jazz at Lincoln Center
Tomorrow Sunny / The Revelry, Spp, the new album by Henry Threadgill's Zooid, comes out June 26. Nhumi Threadgill hide caption
Hear 'Tomorrow Sunny / The Revelry, Spp' In Its Entirety
Henry Threadgill threads together musical strains from America's past and all over the globe. Courtesy of Pi Recordings hide caption
Composer and woodwind player Henry Threadgill says he draws inspiration from nonmusical sources like science and literature. David Redfern hide caption