Anthony Braxton

saxophones (mostly alto), clarinets, flute, piano · 1945 · Chicago

Born in Chicago, Anthony Braxton joined the AACM very early at the invitation of Roscoe Mitchell. His For Alto is considered the first complete album of unaccompanied saxophone; he then played in Circle with Chick Corea and Dave Holland (1970) and received a MacArthur fellowship in 1994.

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Styles

• AACM
• Free jazz

Landmark tracks

• To Composer John Cage (1969)

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