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Pyeng Threadgill

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.. Threadgill received widespread critical acclaim for her 2004 debut album,"Sweet Home: The Songs of Robert Johnson". "Countless artists have recorded Johnson's songs", said the San Francisco Chronicle in 2004, "..but none has rendered them quite like Threadgill." On the heels of this impressive introduction, her latest effort, Of The Air faces up to a tall order. "Sweet Home" was named one of the best debut albums of 2004 by the San Diego Union Tribune and C. Michael Bailey in his review for All About Jazz said, "this very well may be the best recording of 2004 to come my way". Pyeng, however, is confident that her penchant for simultaneously reaching forward and back will once again achieve her goal to incorporate music of the past with contemporary music: African American traditionals/spirituals, the avant garde and her own modern alternative experience in punk, R&B and soul.Of The Air (the meaning of 'Pyeng', as assigned by her mother) delivers the same risk-taking, soulful, transcendent qualities of "Sweet Home". "An artist with a point of view and the chops to bring it to life" (onefinalnote.com), Pyeng Threadgill is a name that's hard to forget and an artist who produces music for the ages. This profile was edited with Thomas' myspace editor™ V2.5

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Member Since: 4/10/2006
Band Website: pyeng.com
Band Members: Pyeng Threadgill - vocals, Derek Nievergelt - bass, John Shannon -guitar, Evan Pazner- drums, Kevin Louis - trumpet,cornet Dimitri Moderbacher - saxophone/clarinet,
Influences: Abbey Lincoln, Rebbeca Martin, Bjork, N'dea Davenport, Jeff Buckley, The Urban Bush Women, Sarah Vaughn, Nat King Cole, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Ella Fitzgerald, King Pleasure, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Sam Cooke, Al Green, Chaka Khan, Bob Marley, Bonnie Raitt, Tamar-kali, Jimmy Cliff, Depeche Mode, Supertouch, Burn, The Brand New Heavies, early Etta James, D'Angelo, Sweet Honey In The Rock, Michael Jackson "Thriller" & "Off The Wall", Billie Holiday, Angie Stone, Laurie Anderson, Charles Mingus, Asha Puthli, Joan Armatrading, Sting, The Police, Celia Cruz, Omar, Air, Henry Threadgill, Ornette Coleman, Tribe Called Quest, Pharcyde, De La Soul, some Jill Scott, some Erykah Badu, Me'Shell N'Dege O'Cello, Stephanie McKay, some Sun Ra, Aretha Franklin, La India, Meredith Monk, Amina Claudine Meyers, Chocolate Genius, Youssou N'Dour, Zhane, Alice Coltrane, music from the 50's...soundtracks like "Stand By Me", William Parker, Butch Morris, Oliver Lake, Gunter Hampel, Leroy Jenkins, Jeanne Lee, folk singing from any country Photo: Margaret Jow
Sounds Like: "A cross between Cassandra Wilson and Jill Scott by way of Nina Simone" -San Diego Union Tribune, 2004 photo: Stephan Cohen
Record Label: www.randomchancerecords.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

"Part of The Page"

August 19th (Brooklyn, NY) Maybe it's just me, or it has to do with the fact that I went to a private school (which my parents worked really hard to get me into and keep me in) but there was always a ...
Posted by Pyeng Threadgill on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:35:00 PST

A Tuscan Fairy

July 30th (Driving to Rome)We have a running joke (in addition to Yanni  you would have to be there for me to explain  he's been following us everywhere we go) that this band is the most socially in...
Posted by Pyeng Threadgill on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:16:00 PST

All Kinds of Irrigation

July 30th (Driving to Rome)Enrico, one of the Italian promoters, mentioned a quote last night. Someone (he never mentioned the name) said "musicians get paid to travel, not make music". On the one han...
Posted by Pyeng Threadgill on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:15:00 PST

Sleeping Sitting Up

July 28th (late day en route to Umbria, Italy)I'm not homesick yet...but I am bedsick. Day after day on planes, cars, and trains one starts to crave being horizontal.
Posted by Pyeng Threadgill on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:11:00 PST

 Where The Grand Canyon Meets The Mediterranean Sea

July 28th (Arbatax, Italy)In the delirium of being on tour, it's often hard to take a step back and remember the beauty you are experiencing. Winding on a road that looks like a line a kid drew during...
Posted by Pyeng Threadgill on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:09:00 PST

"Everybodys Teaching!"

July 27th (Cagliari, Italy)"Everybody's teaching now, what's up with that?" Larry Bowie exclaimed after a short hang after our show in Sardinia. I think it's true everyboyd is teaching and I never kno...
Posted by Pyeng Threadgill on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:07:00 PST

Four Days In A Row

July 26th (Cognac, France) The best showThe most sweatThe hottest tentThe least windThe best kept secretThe fewest cdsA Marc Ribot exchangeA departure mix up to keep things strangeThe largest crowdThe...
Posted by Pyeng Threadgill on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:05:00 PST

"Swimming Senegal" (Notes From European Tour)

July 25th (afternoon in Cognac) I have two memories that stand out in my mind when I recall working on the documentary "Retour a Goree" with Youssou N'Dour in Senegal. The first memory was going to he...
Posted by Pyeng Threadgill on Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:28:00 PST

"Give In To White flour"

July 25th (morning) I thought when I first got on our lfight (144) on Air India to Paris, that I would ease into the white flour indulgence that IS Europe. Since it really is all there is once you cro...
Posted by Pyeng Threadgill on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:01:00 PST

"The Lack Of A Good Vice" (Notes From European Tour)

July 24th There is something about a hotel room that opens out onto a balcony that makes me miss smoking. You would think the fresh air and flowers blooming fuscia and chatterng grass would be enough,...
Posted by Pyeng Threadgill on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:57:00 PST