Henry Threadgill

Saxophonist Henry Threadgill is a composer of distinction. He spent the 1970s with experimental jazz trio Air before leading the Henry Threadgill Sextett on six albums during the '80s. After 1993's Too Much Sugar for a Dime, he founded Make a Move and Very Very Circus; both appeared on 1995's Makin' a Move. Threadgill created his ongoing Zooid project in 2000, and released Up Popped the Two Lips in 2011. 2015's In for a Penny, In for a Pound won a Pulitzer Prize. Threadgill debuted Ensemble Double Up on 2016's Old Locks and Irregular Verbs. Zooid's Poof appeared in 2021. In May 2023, he issued The Other One, a musical component of a large multimedia work. In 2025, the composer released Listen Ship, written for four acoustic guitars, two acoustic basses, and two pianos. Zooid returned with Cut Where You Was in 2026.