Anthony Braxton

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Anthony Braxton

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Born 4 June 1945, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Influential experimental composer and saxophonist. Member of the AACM where he was influenced by mentors Muhal Richard Abrams and Roscoe Mitchell and friends Joseph Jarman, Wadada Leo Smith and Leroy Jenkins, among others. In 1969 Braxton recorded For Alto, the first full-length album for unaccompanied saxophone. Braxton's compositions are mostly titled with diagrams rather than words.

Braxton plays the sopranino, soprano, C-melody, F mezzo-soprano, E-flat alto, baritone, bass, and contrabass saxophones; the E-flat, B-flat, and contrabass clarinets; and the piano. He is John Spencer Camp Professor of Music, Emeritus, at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. In 1994, Braxton was awarded a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant". In 2013, he was named a 2014 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master.

Father of Tyondai Braxton.

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Dedicated to Multi-Instrumentalist Jack Gell

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138A ballade

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6-77AR-36K (Opus 23B)

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To Composer John Cage

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To Artist Murray De Pillars

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October 6, 2023

First Congregational Church of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States


June 5, 2022

deSingel Theaterstudio

Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium


June 3, 2022

Teatro San Leonardo

Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy


October 17, 2021

The Wilsey Center's Taube Atrium Theater, San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center

San Francisco, California, United States


October 10, 2021

Divadlo Archa

Prague, Hlavní Mesto Praha, Czechia

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Anthony Braxton has released 178 albums between 1969 and 2025. Notable releases include Quartet (England) 1985, Solo Bern 1984, First Visit, Quartet (Standards) 2020. Explore their complete discography on this page.

Anthony Braxton's most-played tracks include Dedicated to Multi-Instrumentalist Jack Gell, 138A ballade, 6-77AR-36K (Opus 23B), To Composer John Cage, To Artist Murray De Pillars. Listen to these songs and explore more from their catalog on this page.

Born 4 June 1945, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Influential experimental composer and saxophonist. Member of the AACM where he was influenced by mentors Muhal Richard Abrams and Roscoe Mitchell and friends Joseph Jarman, Wadada Leo Smith and Leroy Jenkins,... Read the full biography on this page.

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