May 16, 2023 3:38 PM
Very Very Circus Strikes a Threadgill Groove at Long Play Festival
Seated front-row center, Henry Threadgill was visibly grooving to Very Very Circus — an eminently reasonable response…
Henry Threadgill set a high bar for collective creation in the service of an individual identity
May 16, 2023 3:38 PM
Seated front-row center, Henry Threadgill was visibly grooving to Very Very Circus — an eminently reasonable response…
Pi founders Yulun Wang (left) and Seth Rosner
Jun 23, 2021 4:07 PM
Pi Recordings is one of the most respected labels in jazz, routinely presenting innovative, challenging work from…
Terri Lyne Carrington, Albert “Tootie” Heath, Henry Threadgill and Phil Schaap will be honored April 22 by the NEA.
Apr 13, 2021 1:20 PM
The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with SFJAZZ, will present a virtual tribute concert to honor the…
Lakecia Benjamin performs Nov. 6 at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn as a part of Jazzfest Berlin, which this year included livestreamed performances from both sides of the Atlantic.
Nov 30, 2020 6:27 PM
In curating Jazzfest Berlin, Artistic Director Nadin Deventer always looks for a unifying narrative. For this year’s…
Drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath is among the 2021 NEA Jazz Masters.
Oct 26, 2020 11:10 AM
The National Endowment for the Arts recently announced the 2021 class of Jazz Masters, which includes drummers Albert…
Steve Lehman’s Xenakis And The Valedictorian is the first of Pi Recordings’ digital releases aimed at providing assistance to performers who have lost income due to the coronavirus pandemic.
May 18, 2020 2:04 PM
Pi Recordings, the New York label focused on avant sounds for the past two decades, has hit pause on its regular…
Henry Threadgill performs Jan. 11 at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio.
Jan 14, 2019 3:01 PM
Henry Threadgill’s Zooid along with the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble performed the world premiere of…
R+R=Now performs at the DC Jazz Festival in June.
Jul 25, 2018 10:28 AM
Summer proved to be a propitious time for Maurice Jackson and Blair A. Ruble to promote their new book, DC Jazz:…
Jun 1, 2018 9:15 AM
It was a “one-off” from New York. Pianist David Virelles’ ensemble was in Kalamazoo, Michigan, performing at…
A Jan. 29 memorial service in New York for Muhal Richard Abrams opened with the performance of his recently composed chamber work, “Trio Things,” by pianist Joe Kubera, violinist Tom Chiu and cellist Meaghan Burke.
Feb 5, 2018 2:01 PM
Family, friends and fellow creative artists gathered at The Community Church of New York on Jan. 29, for “A Musical…
Christian McBride (foreground) and Questlove (background) perform in The Philadelphia Experiment at the Newport Jazz Festival on Aug. 6.
Aug 12, 2017 1:19 PM
The annual pilgrimage to Fort Adams State Park, located at the mouth of Newport Harbor, Rhode Island, is a high point…
Henry Threadgill has been honored with a Lifetime Achivement in Jazz award from the Jazz Journalists Association.
Feb 20, 2017 7:14 PM
Henry Threadgill, Kamasi Washington, Maria Schneider and DownBeat are among the honorees for the 20th annual Jazz…
Matana Roberts is among the recipients of the 2016 Doris Duke Artist Awards for jazz.
Jul 11, 2016 12:38 PM
Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, saxophonist Matana Roberts and pianist Fred Hersch are among the jazz artists recognized as…
Henry Threadgill
Apr 21, 2016 3:41 PM
Composer and reedist Henry Threadgill has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize in music for his 2015 album In For A Penny,…
Henry Threadgill (Photo: Courtesy Pi Recordings)
Jun 28, 2016 1:01 PM
Composer and reedist Henry Threadgill has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize in music for his 2015 album In For A Penny,…
