Anthony Braxton
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anthony Braxton |
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June 4, 1945 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Jazz, avant-garde jazz, free jazz, free improvisation |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician, educator |
| Instruments | Saxophone, clarinets, flute, piano |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Associated acts | AACM, Ray Anderson, Circle, Chick Corea, Creative Construction Company, Dave Holland, Leroy Jenkins, George Lewis, Tony Oxley, Sam Rivers, Woody Shaw, Wadada Leo Smith, Cecil Taylor, Kenny Wheeler, André Vida |
| Website | tricentricfoundation |
Anthony Braxton (born June 4, 1945) is an American composer and instrumentalist. Braxton has released well over 100 albums since the 1960s. Among the instruments he plays are 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 used to play flute and alto flute as well, but has since discontinued his use of these instruments.
Braxton studied philosophy at Roosevelt University. He taught at Mills College in the 1980s, and was Professor of Music at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut from the 1990s until his retirement at the end of 2013. He taught music composition and music history, with a particular focus on the avant-garde, as well as leading ensembles in performances of his own compositions. In 1994, he was granted a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant". In 2013, he was named a 2014 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master.
Early in his career, Braxton led a trio with violinist Leroy Jenkins and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and was involved with The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, the "AACM", founded in Chicago, Braxton's birthplace.
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