Jazz Articles about Anthony Braxton

Anthony Braxton Quartet: Standards (Brussels) 2006

by Mark Corroto
February 9, 2009

The jazz canon and Anthony Braxton have been companions throughout his entire career. His admiration for innovators like Thelonious Monk, Lennie Tristano, Warne Marsh, and Paul Desmond has been documented in interviews and music. Beginning with What's New In The Tradition (SteepleChase, 1974) to his “piano" recordings at New York's Knitting Factory in the '90s, Braxton has kept his listeners reminded of his jazz roots without imitating the style of other players.

Assembled here are nearly six hours ...

Anthony Braxton: The Complete Arista Recordings

by Clifford Allen
January 19, 2009

Anthony BraxtonThe Complete Arista RecordingsMosaic2008 Few artists in the realm of improvised music can claim as important or varied a series of recordings as reedman-composer Anthony Braxton did during his contract to Arista Records in the 1970s. With the financial backing provided by what was then an upstart division of Columbia, Braxton was able to embark on a series of nine records ranging from solo to small group to a mass of ...

Anthony Braxton: Quartet (Moscow) 2008

by John Eyles
December 15, 2008

Anthony Braxton Quartet (Moscow) 2008 Leo Records 2008

These are not easy times for casual followers of reed player Anthony Braxton. New releases of his music, many of them multiple disc sets, continue to arrive at an alarming (and ruinous) rate. In addition, Braxton continues to add new classifications of his music, creating a bewildering complexity for those trying to hear the new releases in some context. Braxton's Ghost Trance Music (which ...

Anthony Braxton: Beyond Quantum/Performance (Quartet) 1979/12+1tet (Victoriaville) 2007/Trio (Victoriaville) 2007/Solo Willisau

by Jeff Stockton
October 25, 2008

Anthony Braxton/Milford Graves/William Parker Beyond Quantum Tzadik 2008 Anthony Braxton Performance (Quartet) 1979 Hatology 2007 Anthony Braxton 12+1tet (Victoriaville) 2007 Victo 2008 Anthony Braxton Trio (Victoriaville) 2007 Victo 2008 Anthony Braxton Solo Willisau Intakt ...

Anthony Braxton / Milford Graves / William Parker: Beyond Quantum

by Troy Collins
August 25, 2008

An unprecedented free jazz summit meeting of the highest order, Beyond Quantum features composer/multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton, percussionist Milford Graves and bassist William Parker in an impromptu blowing session recorded at Bill Laswell's studio.

Anthony Braxton has been enjoying a well-deserved resurgence in popularity, courtesy of a growing discography that features collaborations with former students turned rising stars including Taylor Ho Bynum, Mary Halvorson and Jessica Pavone. William Parker has been a galvanizing force in the international scene as ...

Anthony Braxton/Joe Morris: Four Improvisations (Duo) 2007

by Martin Longley
June 10, 2008

Braxton band members Mary Halvorson and Taylor Ho Bynum urged their leader to collaborate with guitarist Joe Morris and, following a booking at the Crowe Auditorium, Wesleyan University, the twosome proceeded to immerse themselves completely. Braxton was impressed by the results and decided that only a four-disc box set would suffice. Fortunately, Clean Feed is a heroic releaser of such ambitious projects, hence this substantial offering. Each of the four discs contains a single improvisation, around an hour in length. ...

Anthony Braxton: 4 Compositions (Ulrichsberg) 2005: Phonomanie VIII; Trio (Glasgow) 2005; Sextet (Victoriaville) 2005; ABCD & Solo (Pisa) 1982

by Kurt Gottschalk
March 5, 2008

Anthony Braxton 4 Compositions (Ulrichsberg) 2005: Phonomanie VIII Leo 2007 Anthony Braxton Trio (Glasgow) 2005 Leo 2007 Anthony Braxton Sextet (Victoriaville) 2005 Victo 2007 Anthony Braxton ABCD Not Two 2006 Anthony Braxton Solo (Pisa) 1982 Leo ...