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Jeff Henderson (b. 1973) is New Zealand’s leading exponent of free improvisation and free jazz saxophone. He has traveled and performed extensively in New Zealand and internationally as a solo artist and with numerous musical projects and theatre companies.

Henderson is the founder of The Space (est. 1999) – an independent performance venue in Wellington, New Zealand dedicated to the presentation of new music, theatre and experimental performance. The Space has recently been renamed HAPPY and has moved into central Wellington.

He has performed with internationally renowned musicians Steve Lacy, Marilyn Crispell, William Parker, Evan Parker, Mark Sanders, Tony Buck, John Edwards, Steve Noble, Jim Denley, Mike Nock, Agus Supriawan and others. Current projects include Urban Taniwha with Richard Nunns and Marilyn Crispell, the Ortiz Funeral Directors, the Ecstasy Trio, Deconstruction Unit, Under Lili’s Balcony Theatre Company and numerous others. In addition to his work on reed instruments, Henderson also performs on piano, electric bass and assorted other instruments.

Henderson has toured and performed internationally in Switzerland, France (1994), New York (1999, 2001, 2002), London, Woodstock (2001), Amsterdam (2002), Norway (2002) Sydney, Melbourne (2002, 2003) and has been invited to perform this year in Australia, Europe and New York.

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