Anthony Braxton
USA
Born: 04 June 1945
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Jazz, Avant-Garde
Styles: Free Jazz, Experimental Big Band, Avant-Garde Jazz, Big Band/Swing, Modern Creative, Structured Improvisation, Improvised Music, Creative Orchestra
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Genius is a rare commodity in any art form, but at the end of the 20th century it seemed all but non-existent in jazz, a music that had ceased looking ahead and begun swallowing its tail. If it seemed like the music had run out of ideas, it might be because Anthony Braxton covered just about every conceivable area of creativity during the course of his extraordinary career. The multi-reedist/composer might very well be jazz's last bona fide genius. Braxton began with jazz's essential rhythmic and textural elements, combining them with all manne...
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