Henry Threadgill & Brent Hayes Edwards with Larry Blumenfeld

Larry Blumenfeld moderates a discussion with Henry Threadgill and the co-writer of his memoir, Brent Hayes Edwards, regarding Threadgill’s beautiful new autobiography, Easily Slip Into Another World: A Life in Music—a riveting account of the music scene in Chicago in the 1960s, his experiences as a Black soldier in Vietnam, and the plethora of ensembles he has led.

Larry Blumenfeld has written regularly about music and culture for The Wall Street Journal since 2004. His work has also appeared in The Village Voice, The New York Times, New Orleans Times-Picayune, Daily Beast, NPR, Salon, and TIDAL, among other publications and websites. His criticism focuses on jazz, Afro Latin, and “creative” music. His reporting often centers on connections between these cultures and issues of social justice.