Anthony braxton biography

Anthony Braxton Biography at Tri-Centric Foundation

Anthony Braxton is born in Chicago (Illinois) on 4 June 1945.

American composer as well as sax, clarinet, flute and piano player.

He has created a large body of highly complex work.

While not known by the general public, Braxton is one of the most prolific American musicians/composers to date, having released well over 100 albums of his works since the 1960s.
Among the vast array of instruments he utilizes are the flute; the sopranino, soprano, C-Melody, F alto, E-flat alto, baritone, bass, and contrabass saxophones; and the E-flat, B-flat, and contrabass clarinets.

Braxton studied at the Chicago School of Music and at Roosevelt University.

At Wilson Junior College, he met Roscoe Mitchell and Jack DeJohnette.
After a stint in the army, Braxton joined the AACM.
After moving to Paris with the Anthony Braxton Trio (which evolved into the Creative Construction Company), he returned to the US, whe