People have their own interests and they want to play a certain kind of music. People want to play in orchestras. They want to play on Broadway. Those that want to play traditional jazz and have no interests in the… — Henry Threadgill Copy Share Image
That is why we have the polio vaccine. People are blazing their own trial. That is what seems to be important. I don't care… — Henry Threadgill Copy Share Image
Music should go right through you, leave some of itself inside you, and take some of you with it when it leaves. — Henry Threadgill Copy Share Image
If you go back to the roots of jazz, it was all about COLLECTIVE improvisation. — Henry Threadgill Copy Share Image
Art leaves something to the listener; that's what separates art from craft. — Henry Threadgill Copy Share Image
People have their own interests and they want to play a certain kind of music. People want to play in orchestras. They want to… — Henry Threadgill Copy Share Image
