This is a service provided by RUcore, Rutgers University Community Repository. https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/47713/syndicate/rss/ Copyright 2018, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey cmmills@libraries.rutgers.edu (RUcore Syndication Service) en-us RUcore Syndication System, v1.0 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 RUcore, Rutgers University Repository RSS Record Syndication https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/47713/ https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3N018FH Taylor, Chad E. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0500 Henry Threadgill has led many innovative bands over the years. His current band, Zooid, represents a culmination of decades of his musical process as a composer. Although Threadgill’s music has been praised and applauded, his compositional process has been an enigma. ! This thesis will closely examine Henry Threadgill’s evolving techniques as a composer and examine how his music exemplifies a jazz tradition that challenges the paradigm of jazz being simply a genre of music. Jazz is also a process. It is a synthesis of elements from many different cultures. Threadgill’s music incorporates musical concepts that come from Europe, Africa, India, Cuba and elsewhere. In addition, with Threadgill’s Zooid music, form itself becomes a process of investigation and experimentation. ! By examining Threadgill’s intervallic language, his use of modular form and perception of metric rhythm, my goal is to help grow appreciation for one of America’s jazz masters.