Born 4 June 1945, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Influential experimental composer and saxophonist. Member of the AACM where he was influenced by mentors [a=Muhal Richard Abrams] and [a=Roscoe Mitchell] and friends [a=Joseph Jarman], [a=Wadada Leo Smith] and [a=Leroy Jenkins], among others. In 1969 Braxton recorded [m=62244], the first full-length album for unaccompanied saxophone. Braxton's compositions are mostly titled with diagrams rather than words. Braxton plays the sopranino, soprano, C-melody, F mezzo-soprano,…
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