Anthony Braxton
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avant-garde jazz musician
composer
experimental musician
human
jazz musician
multi-instrumentalist
music educator
Anthony Braxton is an American composer, multi-instrumentalist, and leading figure in avant-garde jazz and experimental music, known for his complex, boundary-pushing works and innovative improvisational systems.
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| instanceOf |
avant-garde jazz musician
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composer ⓘ experimental musician ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ multi-instrumentalist ⓘ music educator ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-06-04 ⓘ |
| employer | Wesleyan University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Braxton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
improvisation
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music composition ⓘ music theory ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde jazz
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contemporary classical music ⓘ experimental music ⓘ free jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Anthony ⓘ |
| influenced |
John Zorn
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Mary Halvorson NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Berne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arnold Schoenberg
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John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Karlheinz Stockhausen NERFINISHED ⓘ Ornette Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
alto saxophone
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baritone saxophone ⓘ bass clarinet ⓘ clarinet ⓘ flute ⓘ piano ⓘ soprano saxophone ⓘ tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
AACM
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avant-garde jazz ⓘ free improvisation ⓘ |
| name | Anthony Braxton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
developed Ghost Trance Music system
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developed complex diagrammatic notation systems ⓘ pioneered solo saxophone recording with the album For Alto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Composition 76
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Composition 82 NERFINISHED ⓘ Composition 96 NERFINISHED ⓘ Creative Orchestra Music 1976 NERFINISHED ⓘ Five Pieces 1975 NERFINISHED ⓘ For Alto NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghost Trance Music NERFINISHED ⓘ New York, Fall 1974 NERFINISHED ⓘ Quartet (London) 1985 NERFINISHED ⓘ Trillium opera cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ Trio and Duet NERFINISHED ⓘ Willisau (Quartet) 1991 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
clarinetist
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composer ⓘ educator ⓘ flutist ⓘ music theorist ⓘ pianist ⓘ saxophonist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Arista Records
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Black Saint NERFINISHED ⓘ Delmark Records NERFINISHED ⓘ HatHut Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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