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American jazz musician (born 1944)

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1944-02-15

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Henry Threadgill (born February 15, 1944), Chicago, Illinois, is an American saxophonist, flautist and composer. He performed as a percussionist in high school marching bands, and served briefly in a U.S. Army band. Threadgill is notable as one of avant-garde jazz's most unique composers. His dense, elaborate, multi-layered music is often strictly scored, in contrast to the loose, improvisatory feel of much jazz. Elements of traditional African music <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Henry+Th

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Instance of
human
Given name
Henry
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Chicago
Occupation
musician
Field of work
performing arts
Genre
jazz
Record label
Columbia Records
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1944-02-15
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