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Anthony Braxton (born June 4, 1945) is an American experimental composer, educator, music theorist, improviser and multi-instrumentalist who is best known for playing saxophones, particularly the alto.
May 31, 2024 · Anthony Braxton is an American composer and woodwind improviser, one of the most prolific artists in free jazz. Braxton, who named John Coltrane, Warne Marsh, and Paul Desmond among his inspirations, began playing alto saxophone in his teens and continued to play in a U.S. Army band.
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Sep 18, 2018 · Anthony Braxton. Born: June 4, 1945, Chicago, IL, United States. Currently: Connecticut, United States. In discussing “Braxton’s misleadingly forbidding aesthetic [,]” The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (Ninth ed.) comments that “Braxton’s music requires — and deserves — demystification . . . .”.
Jun 17, 2021 · The saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton has been a galvanizing figure in American music for more than 50 years – and at 76, he's definitely not slowing down. Braxton has...
The Tri-Centric Foundation is a non-profit organization that preserves and disseminates the scores, recordings, and writings of American composer and musician Anthony Braxton. It also produces performances and pedagogy of his music.
Learn about Anthony Braxton, one of the most important musicians and educators of the past 50 years, and his unique musical system that celebrates global creativity and humanity. Explore his awards, ensembles, and current systems, as well as the archives of his scores managed by Carl Testa.
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Jan 14, 2021 · Anthony Braxton: A Grand Thinker Of American Music. October 15, 2011 • The rap on the composer and saxophonist, now 66, has always been that his music is difficult. But Braxton himself...
