Music of Henry Threadgill

[medjuck]

Just got an e-mail from Band Camp:  

"Next Friday the 20th and Saturday the 21st Be Ever Out: The Music of Henry  Threadgill is happening at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn. 

Over two nights, the music of four classic Henry Threadgill ensembles will be performed by groups consisting of original members, current collaborators and some of the City’s most adventurous musicians. 

Night One features the music of Air and Very Very Circus as performed by the Air Legacy Trio and Very Very Circus Legacy Project. 

Very Very Circus Legacy Project features:

Marcus Rojas, Chris Bates, Brandon Ross, Jose Davila, Miles Okazaki, Gene Lake, Noah Becker 

The Air Legacy Trio features:

Marty Ehrlich, Pheeroan akLaff, Hilliard Greene

Night Two features the music of Make A Move Legacy Band and The Sextett Legacy Band. 

The Make a Move Legacy Band features:

Brandon Ross, Darius Jones, David Virelles, Stomu Takeishi, JT Lewis

The Sextett Legacy Band features:

Frank Lacy – trombone, Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet, Mike Lee – flute/alto flute/clarinet/alto sax, Christopher Hoffman – cello, Ken Filiano – bass, Newman Taylor Baker – drums, Reggie Nicholson – drums

Link to purchase tickets below. If you’re in New York next weekend come on through. "

roulette.org/event/the-music-of-henry-threadgill-1/

[BFrank]

Would love to see those shows. Saw a similar Threadgill fest like this at Big Ears last year. Every show was great!

[Late]

On 6/13/2025 at 8:10 PM, medjuck said:

Night One features the music of Air and Very Very Circus as performed by the Air Legacy Trio and Very Very Circus Legacy Project. 

Very Very Circus Legacy Project features:

Marcus Rojas, Chris Bates, Brandon Ross, Jose Davila, Miles Okazaki, Gene Lake, Noah Becker 

The Air Legacy Trio features:

Marty Ehrlich, Pheeroan akLaff, Hilliard Greene

Very Very Circus is still perhaps my favorite Threadgill conglomerate. (AIR would be second.)

I need to spin more Threadgill. In the late 90's, for a period of time, that's nearly all I listened to. I keep meaning to "come back," but have been distracted by a lot of other wonderful stuff. Marcus Rojas!!!

Goal for 2026: Less collecting, more listening! 😁

[Lazaro Vega]

I love his book, too. Easily Slip Into Another World. His new compositional system is well explained there.