A score for the film The Hubcaphone mixes two of his compositional styles together which utilize live and processed instrumental parts. Henry is one of Americas most creative saxophonists who, over a career more than 35 years long, became both a leader in jazz, and a composer who equals anyone working in any form of music today.
Henry Threadgill is a pioneering American composer, saxophonist, and flutist known for his innovative contributions to avant-garde jazz and contemporary music. Emerging from the creative music scene of Chicago and the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), Threadgill has spent decades developing a highly original musical language that blends improvisation, complex composition, and unconventional instrumentation.