Anthony Braxton
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Pianisti · n. 1945

Anthony Braxton

Compositore e sassofonista statunitense

Nascita
4 giugno 1945
Chicago
Paese
Stati Uniti
Attività
1968–
Etichette
Editions of Contemporary Music, Arista Records, Antilles Records, Delmark Records, BYG Records
Discografia
211 album

Biografia

Anthony Braxton è un musicista jazz (pianoforte, sassofono, clarinetto e flauto). Nato il 4 giugno 1945 a Chicago. Lo stile è di solito associato a jazz, opera lirica e modern creative. Etichette: Editions of Contemporary Music, Arista Records, Antilles Records e Delmark Records. La discografia qui comprende 211 album, da «3 Compositions of New Jazz» (1968) a «Articulations» (2026). Tra i riconoscimenti: premio MacArthur (1994), Honorary doctor of the University of Liège (2009) e NEA Jazz Masters.

Anthony Braxton (Chicago, 4 giugno 1945) è un compositore e polistrumentista statunitense. Definire Braxton un musicista di jazz è alquanto riduttivo. Nella sua carriera tale genere riveste una parte predominante, ma tra i suoi lavori figurano anche composizioni per orchestra e perfino opere liriche. Come strumentista, oltre a suonare il pianoforte, ha utilizzato l'intera gamma dei sassofoni (dal sopranino al contrabbasso) e dei clarinetti, oltre al flauto e a vari strumenti a percussione.

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Discografia

Album in studio e dal vivo

3 Compositions of New Jazz 1968 · Delmark Records B-X° / NO-I-47ᴬ 1969 · BYG Records This Time... 1970 · BYG Records For Alto 1971 · Delmark Records
Recital Paris 71 1971 · Live · Futura Records
Dona Lee 1972 · America Records RBN----3° K12 1972 · Live · Ring Records Saxophone Improvisations, Series F. 1972 · America Records Town Hall 1972 1972 · Trio Four Compositions (1973) 1973 · Columbia The Complete Braxton 1973 · Freedom First Duo Concert 1974 · Live · Emanem In the Tradition 1974 · SteepleChase
Silence 1974 · Freedom
Solo: Live at Moers Festival 1974 · Live · Ring Records Together Alone 1974 · Delmark Records Trio and Duet 1974 · Sackville
Duo 2 1975
Five Pieces (1975) 1975 · Arista New York, Fall 1974 1975 · Arista Creative Orchestra Music 1976 1976 · Bluebird Duets 1976 1976 · Arista Quartet: At Moers Festival 1976 · Live · Ring Records In the Tradition, Volume 2 1977 · SteepleChase The Montreux/Berlin Concerts 1977 · Live · Arista For Four Orchestras 1978 · Arista
For Trio 1978 · Arista
Alto Saxophone Improvisations 1979 1979 · Arista Seven Compositions 1978 1980 · Moers Music Composition 98 1981 · hat ART
Composition No. 95, For Two Pianos 1982 · Arista
Open Aspects '82 1982 · hat ART Six Compositions: Quartet 1982 · Antilles Six Duets (1982) 1982 · CECMA Records Four Compositions (Quartet) 1983 1983 · Black Saint Braxton & Stockhausen 1984 · hat ART
Royal Volume 1 1984 · Live · Incus Records
Composition 113 1985 · Sound Aspects Seven Standards 1985, Volume 1 1985 · Magenta Records Six Compositions (Quartet) 1984 1985 · Black Saint Anthony Braxton · Robert Schumann String Quartet 1986 · Sound Aspects Five Compositions (Quartet) 1986 1986 · Black Saint Seven Standards 1985, Volume II 1986 · Magenta Records
Duets 1987 1987
Live 1987 · Live · Bluebird Compositions 99, 101, 107 & 139 1988 · hat ART Six Monk's Compositions 1988 · Black Saint The Aggregate 1988 · Live · Sound Aspects 19 [Solo] Compositions, 1988 1989 · Live · New Albion Records
Composition N.96 1989 · Leo Records
Ensemble (Victoriaville) 1988 1989 · Live · Les Disques Victo Seven Compositions (Trio) 1989 · Live · hat ART Eight (+3) Tristano Compositions 1989 1990 · HatHut Records
Kol Nidre 1990
Performance (Quartet) 1979 1990 · Live · HatHut Records
Prag 1984 (Quartet Performance) 1990 · Live · Sound Aspects
Quartet (Birmingham) 1985 1990 · Live · Leo Records
Quartet (London) 1985 1990 · Live · Leo Records
Dortmund (Quartet) 1976 1991 · Live · HatHut Records Eugene (1989) 1991 · Black Saint Solo (London) 1988 1991 · Impetus Records 2 Compositions (Ensemble) 1989/1991 1992 · hat ART 8 Duets (Hamburg 1991) 1992 · Music & Arts
Composition No. 165 (For 18 Instruments) 1992 · New Albion Records
Willisau (Quartet) 1991 - Studio/Live 1992 · Live · HatHut Records 4 (Ensemble) Compositions 1993 · Black Saint Duo (London) 1993 1993 · Live · Leo Records Quartet (Coventry) 1985 1993 · Live · Leo Records
Composition No 174 (For Ten Percussionists, Slide Projections, Constructed Environment And Tape) 1994 · Leo Records
Duet: Live at Merkin Hall, NYC 1994 · Live · Music & Arts Trio (London) 1993 1994 · Live · Leo Records Charlie Parker Project 1993 1995 · hat ART Creative Orchestra (Köln) 1978 1995 · Live · hat ART Donaueschingen (Duo) 1976 1995 · Live · hat ART
Duo (Wesleyan) 1994 1995 · Live
Knitting Factory (Piano/Quartet) 1994, Vol. 1 1995 · Live Solo Piano (Standards) 1995 1995 · No More Records
2 Compositions (Järvenpää) 1988 1996 · Live · Leo Records
9 Standards (Quartet) 1993 1996 · Live · Leo Records Composition No. 102 (For Orchestra & Puppet Theatre) 1996 · Braxton House Composition No. 173 1996 · Black Saint Duets 1995 1996 · KONNEX Records Istanbul 1996 · Live · Braxton House Piano Music (Notated) 1968-1988 1996 · hat ART Piano Quartet, Yoshi’s 1994 1996 · Live · Music & Arts
Sextet (Istanbul) 1996 1996
Tentet (New York) 1996 1996 · Live · Braxton House
11 Compositions (Duo) 1995 1997 · Leo Records Duo (Amsterdam) 1991 1997 · Live · Okka Disk
Ensemble (New York) 1995 1997 · Live
Four Compositions (Quartet) 1995 1997 · Live · Braxton House
Octet (New York) 1995 1997
Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993 1997 · Live · hat ART 14 Compositions (Traditional) 1996 1998 · Leo Records
Composition 192 (For Two Musicians & Constructed Environment) 1998 · Leo Records
Compositions No. 10 & No. 16 (+101) 1998 · hat[now]ART
Composition No. 94 for Three Instrumentalists (1980) 1999 · Live · Golden Years of New Jazz
Four Compositions (Washington, D.C.) 1998 1999 · Live · Braxton House Small Ensemble Music (Wesleyan) 1994 1999 · Splasc(H) Records Trillium R 1999 · New Braxton House
Two Lines 1999
Compositions/Improvisations 2000 2000 · Barely Auditable Records Knitting Factory (Piano/Quartet) 1994, Vol. 2 2000 · Live · Leo Records Nine Compositions (Hill) 2000 2000 Quintet (Basel) 1977 2000 · hatOLOGY Ten Compositions (Quartet) 2000 2000 · CIMP
Composition N. 169 + (186 + 206 + 214) 2001 · Live · Leo Records
Composition N. 247 2001 · Leo Records
Duets (Wesleyan) 2002 2002 · Innova Recordings
Ninetet (Yoshi's) 1997 Vol. 1 2002 · Live · Leo Records
Ninetet (Yoshi's) 1997, Volume 2 2002 · Live · Leo Records
Solo (Koln) 1978 2002 · Live · Golden Years of New Jazz
Anthony Braxton Sonny Simmons Brandon Evans Andre Vida Mike Pride Shanir Blumenkranz 2003
Four Compositions (GTM) 2000 2003 · Delmark Records Organic Resonance 2003 · Pi Recordings Six Compositions (GTM) 2001 2003 · Rastascan Records Solo (Milano) 1979 Vol. 1 2003 · Live · Golden Years of New Jazz Solo (Skopje) 1995 2003 · Live · Braxton House
Two Compositions (Trio) 1998 2003 · Leo Records
23 Standards Quartet 2004 · Leo Records Duo Palindrome 2002. Vol. 2 2004 · Live · Intakt Records Saturn, Conjunct the Grand Canyon in a Sweet Embrace 2004 · Pi Recordings Six Standards (Quintet) 1996 2004 · Splasc(H) Records Solo (Milano) 1979 Vol. 2 2004 · Live · Golden Years of New Jazz The Song Is You 2004 · Douglas: 2 + 2 Compositions 2005 20 Standards (Quartet) 2003 2005 · Live Concept of Freedom 2005 · hatOLOGY
Ninetet (Yoshi's) 1997, Vol. 3 2005 · Live · Leo Records
Quintet (London) 2004: Live at the Royal Festival Hall 2005 · Live · Leo Records
Sextet (Victoriaville) 2005 2005 · Live · Les Disques Victo
Shadow Company 2005 · Emanem Triotone 2005 · Leo Records 4 Compositions (Ulrichsberg) 2005 Phonomanie VIII 2006 · Live · Leo Records ABCD 2006 · Not Two Records
Black Vomit 2006 · Live
Composition No. 175 / Composition No. 126 Trillium-Dialogues M 2006 · Live · Leo Records Duo (Victoriaville) 2005 2006 · Live · Les Disques Victo
12+1tet (Victoriaville) 2007 2007 · Live · Les Disques Victo
9 Compositions (Iridium) 2006 2007 · Live · Firehouse 12 Records Nine Compositions (DVD) 2003 2007 · Rastascan Records
Ninetet (Yoshi's) 1997, Vol. 4 2007 · Live · Leo Records
Solo (Pisa) 1982 2007 · Live · Golden Years of New Jazz Solo Live at Gasthof Heidelberg Loppem 2005 2007 · Live · LocusLoppem
Trio (Glasgow) 2005 2007 · Live · Leo Records
Trio (Victoriaville) 2007 2007 · Live · Les Disques Victo
Beyond Quantum 2008 · Tzadik Creative Orchestra (Bolzano) 2007 2008 · Live · RAI Trade Creative Orchestra (Guelph) 2007 2008 · Live · Spool Four Improvisations (Duo) 2007 2008 · Clean Feed Piano Music (1968-2000) 2008 · Leo Records Quartet (GTM) 2006 2008 · Important Records
Quartet (Moscow) 2008 2008 · Live · Leo Records
Duo (Heidelberg Loppem) 2007 2009 · Live · Leo Records
Improvisations (Duo) 2008 2009 · SoLyd Records
19 Standards (Quartet) 2003 2010 · Live · Leo Records 6 Duos (Wesleyan) 2006 2010 · Nessa Records
Duets (Pittsburgh) 2008 2010 · OMP Recordings
GTM (Syntax) 2003 Composition 339 & 340 2010 · Leo Records
Gtm (Outpost) 2003 Composition 255 & 265 2010 · Live · Leo Records
Composition No. 19 (For 100 Tubas) 2011 · Live
Duo (Verona) 1989 2011
Ensemble (Pittsburgh) 2008 2011 · Live · SSS Productions
Orchestra (Los Angeles) 1992 2011 · Live · Braxton Bootleg
Quartet (Mannheim) 2010 2011 · Live
Quartet (Mestre) 2008 2011 · Live · Caligola Records
Septet (Pittsburgh) 2008 2011 · Live · New Braxton House
Solo (Brussels) 1985 2011 · Live · Braxton Bootleg
Two Compositions (FONT) 2007 2011 · Live · New Braxton House
Syntactical GTM Choir (NYC) 2011 2012 · New Braxton House
Creative Music Orchestra (NYC) 2011 2013 · Live · New Braxton House
Echo Echo Mirror House 2013 · Les Disques Victo
Ensemble Montaigne (Bau 4) 2013 2013 · Leo Records
Quartet (FRM) 2007 Vol. 1 2013 · New Braxton House
Quartet (FRM) 2007 Vol. 2 2013
Quartet (FRM) 2007 Vol. 3 2013 · New Braxton House
Quartet (FRM) 2007 Vol. 4 2013 · New Braxton House
Quartet (Warsaw) 2012 2013 · Live · For Tune
Quartet/Quintet (NYC) 2011 2013 · Live
Solo Willisau 2013 · Intakt Records 12 Duets (DCWM) 2012 2014 · New Braxton House Trio (New Haven) 2013 2014 · New Braxton House Ao Vivo Jazz na Fábrica: Anthony Braxton Quartet 2015 · Live · Selo SESC SP
Trio (Florence) 1979 - 11.19 - 1 2015 · Braxton Bootleg
Wesleyan (12 Altosolos) 1992 2015 3 Compositions (EEMHM) 2011 2016 · Firehouse 12 Records
Composition 323 A; Composition 323 B 2016 · Leo Records
Duo (DCWM) 2013 2016 · RogueArt Quintet [Tristano] 2014 2016 · New Braxton House Trillium J 2016 · New Braxton House 4 Improvisations (Duets) 2004 2017 · Leo Records Solo (Victoriaville) 2017 2017 · Live · Les Disques Victo Eight Improvisations (Trio) 2014 2018 · Tubapede Records Sextet (Parker) 1993 2018 · New Braxton House GTM (Syntax) 2017 2019 · New Braxton House Quartet (New Haven) 2014 2019 · Firehouse 12 Records
Skeppsholmen Stockholm 08.02.2019 2019 · Live
Duo (Bologna) 2018 2020 · Live · I dischi di angelica Duo (Improv) 2017 2020 · New Braxton House Solo in Peitz 2020 · Live · jazzwerkstatt 12 Comp (ZIM) 2017 2021 · Firehouse 12 Records Quartet (Standards) 2020 2021 · Live · New Braxton House
Duet (Other Minds) 2021 2022 · Live · Other Minds Records
10 Comp (Lorraine) 2022 2024 · Live · New Braxton House Neighbours with Anthony Braxton 2024 Solo Bern 1984, First Visit 2024 · Live · ezz-thetics
2 Comp (2023) 2025 · Schott
Live at Pioneer Works, 26 October 2023 2025 · Live
Quartet (England) 1985 2025 · Live
Trillium X 2025 · PMP
Articulations 2026

Suona anche in

Album in cui Anthony Braxton compare come sideman

1968 Levels and Degrees of Light — Muhal Richard Abrams alto saxophone
1969 The 8th of July 1969 — Gunter Hampel alto saxophone, contrabass clarinet, soprano saxophone
1970 Archie Shepp & Philly Joe Jones — Archie Shepp & Philly Joe Jones saxophone
1970 Afternoon of a Georgia Faun — Marion Brown clarinet, flute, percussion, saxophone
1976 All the Things We Are — Dave Brubeck alto saxophone
1978 Birth and Rebirth — Max Roach featuring Anthony Braxton clarinet, saxophone
1978 Roscoe Mitchell Duets with Anthony Braxton — Roscoe Mitchell, Anthony Braxton woodwind
1981 The Iron Men — Woody Shaw clarinet, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
2007 Afijn — Misha Mengelberg instruments

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Domande frequenti

Che strumento suona Anthony Braxton?

Anthony Braxton è noto per pianoforte, sassofono, clarinetto e flauto.

Quando e dove è nato Anthony Braxton?

Anthony Braxton è nato 4 giugno 1945 a Chicago.

Quali sono gli album più noti di Anthony Braxton?

Nel nostro archivio ci sono, tra gli altri, 3 Compositions of New Jazz (1968), B-X° / NO-I-47ᴬ (1969), This Time... (1970), For Alto (1971) e Dona Lee (1972).

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