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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.
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 two new box sets...
Jan 11, 2019 · Anthony Braxton has spent much of the last four years on “Trillium L,” his newest opera. He does not know if it will ever be performed. But he is determined to finish it.
Anthony Braxton (born 1945), the Chicago-born composer and multi-instrumentalist, is recognized as one of the most important musicians, educators, and creative thinkers of the past 50 years.
Jun 15, 2021 · The lazy cliche about Anthony Braxton is that he’s a joyless intellectual, approaching music like a chess master when he should be kicking out the jams. The composer and saxophonist, who recently turned 76, has been combatting such reductive thinking for much of his career.
Jun 16, 2023 · Anthony Braxton’s music is difficult to program even among forward-thinking institutions. Leave it to the scrappy companies to get the work done.
