Search - Henry Threadgill :: This Brings Us to 2

This Brings Us To, Volumes I & II are the result of an
eight-year gestation period during which Threadgill
and his band Zooid have fine-tuned his unique system
of improvisation in a group setting. The compositions
provide the construct for open dialogue within the group
while encouraging the musicians to seek a new way to
improvise, away from a reliance on chords or scales or
any of the timeworn clichés of certain free jazz. In the
music, Threadgill creates structures in his compositions
that provide platforms for the musicians to interact in a
way that is constantly challenging, and allows for personal
exploration. Despite its intricacy, his music always
maintains a grooving, funky vibe, one of the reasons why
Threadgill has remained one of the most popular of the
cutting-edge jazz musicians of the last 40 years.