American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2024) Winner
Henry Threadgill
ヘンリー・スレッドギル
Henrī Threadgill
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1944-02-15 （Chicago, Illinois, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Chicago (birth / early life) → New York City (base of operations)
Career
- Occupations
- Musician, Composer
- Active Years
- 1960-
- Influenced By
- Muhal Richard Abrams, Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM)
- Influenced
- Contemporary avant-garde jazz composers and performers, Liberty Ellman (influence through collaboration and composition)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Conservatory of Music | — | Piano, Flute and Composition | — | — | United States |
| Governors State University | — | — | — | — | United States |
American Conservatory of Music
Piano, Flute and Composition
Country:
United States
Studied piano with Gail Quillman and composition with Stella Roberts (recorded).
Governors State University
Country:
United States
Attendance recorded (details unknown).
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pulitzer Prize for Music | In for a Penny, In for a Pound | — | Pulitzer Prize Board | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Vietnam Veterans of America Excellence in the Arts Award | — | — | Vietnam Veterans of America | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Honorary Doctor of Music (honoris causa) | — | — | University of Pennsylvania | 名誉博士号授与 |
| 2021 | NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) | 受賞（功労賞） |
| 2024 | PEN Oakland – Josephine Miles Award | Easily Slip Into Another World: A Life in Music | — | PEN Oakland | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize for Music
2016
Work:
In for a Penny, In for a Pound
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize Board
Result:
受賞
Vietnam Veterans of America Excellence in the Arts Award
2016
Organization:
Vietnam Veterans of America
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctor of Music (honoris causa)
2020
Organization:
University of Pennsylvania
Result:
名誉博士号授与
NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship
2021
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Result:
受賞（功労賞）
PEN Oakland – Josephine Miles Award
2024
Work:
Easily Slip Into Another World: A Life in Music
Organization:
PEN Oakland
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (2024) Winner
Works
Major Works
In for a Penny, In for a Pound
2015 Jazz / Avant-garde jazzAn album featuring compositions performed by Zooid. Noted for inventive instrumentation and complex compositional approach; awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Music.
Experimental instrumentationFusion of improvisation and compositionComplex rhythmic structures
Easily Slip Into Another World: A Life in Music
2023 Memoir / AutobiographyAn autobiography coauthored with Brent Hayes Edwards, chronicling Threadgill's early activities, compositional approach, ensembles and career; named a Notable Book/Best Book of the Year by several outlets.
Retrospective of a musical lifeComposition theory and practiceCommunity and collaboration
Bibliography
- Air Song (1975)
- You Know the Number (1987)
- Too Much Sugar for a Dime (1993)
- In for a Penny, In for a Pound (2015)
- Easily Slip Into Another World (autobiography, 2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Avant-garde compositional approach using unconventional ensemblesA style that pursues improvisation alongside strict structural design
- Recurring Motifs
- Atypical ensembles (multiple tubas, multiple cellos, etc.)Use of complex meters and polyrhythms
Legacy
Henry Threadgill has had a major impact on avant-garde jazz through innovations in ensemble configuration and compositional technique. His Pulitzer Prize and NEA Jazz Masters recognition have cemented his status as an important contemporary composer and performer.
Academic Societies
- Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) - related
Trivia
- Born in Chicago; played percussion in his high-school marching band.
- Served in the U.S. Army (1967–1969) and played in a rock band during the Vietnam War.
- Married to recording artist and ethnomusicologist Senti Toy (Sentienla Toy Threadgill).