Henry Threadgill Conversation+Meal

Don’t miss the opportunity to hang with one of the most eloquent and insightful musicians and composers of our time. Have a meal and a drink at PlantShed with Henry Threadgill!

Hailed by the New York Times as “perhaps the most important jazz composer of his generation,” Henry Threadgill has been celebrated for over forty years as one of the most original, forward-thinking composers and multi-instrumentalists in American music. His four-movement work, In for a Penny, In for a Pound, received the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2016, one of only three jazz compositions to ever be so honored.

A Chicago native, Mr. Threadgill studied at the city’s American Conservatory of Music, majoring in composition, piano, and flute. A Vietnam veteran, he performed with the U.S. Army Concert Band. Mr. Threadgill is an early member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), dedicated to the performance of its members’ original music. Mr. Threadgill has also received a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Aaron Copland Award, and the Doris Duke Impact Award. Down Beat magazine’s International Jazz Critics Poll has five times distinguished him with its Best Composer Award. The Jazz Journalists Association honored him with its 2002 Composer of the Year Award and its Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. Threadgill has released over thirty critically acclaimed albums.

Date and time must be discussed and approved by Henry Threadgill. The winner assumes the cost of drinks and/or food. PlantShed is a flower shop with a cafe inside. This is the address of the PlantShed location Henry will meet at: 193 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003.

More info here: www.plantshed.com/cafe

https://www.henrythreadgill.com/

Expires 11/01/2024