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Anthony Braxton: Quartet (England) 1985
Anthony Braxton has one of the largest discographies in music history, encompassing a huge variety of styles and formats: operas, pieces for two pianos, orchestras, solo saxophone, 100 tubas, jazz quartets, ‘found’ objects and many more. The saxophonist/composer/teacher turned 80 in June, and has also just been inducted into the illustrious DownBeat Hall of Fame. […]
Book Review: Forces In Motion (The Music And Thoughts Of Anthony Braxton) by Graham Lock
Concerning the music, life and philosophy of Anthony Braxton – possibly the most recorded solo artist in jazz history – this superb book mainly centres on Braxton’s 1985 UK tour, a period when he was one of the music’s most respected, prolific but also controversial figures (he doesn’t even get an entry in Gary Giddins’ […]
Sounds Of Surprise 