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Born 4 June 1945, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Influential experimental composer and saxophonist. Member of the AACM where he was influenced by mentors Muhal Richard Abrams and Roscoe Mitchell and friends Joseph Jarman, Wadada Leo Smith and Leroy Jenkins, among others. In 1969 Braxton recorded For Alto, 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, E-flat alto, baritone, bass, and contrabass saxophones; the E-flat, B-flat, and contrabass clarinets; and the piano. He is John Spencer Camp Professor of Music, Emeritus, at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. In 1994, Braxton was awarded a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant". In 2013, he was named a 2014 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master.
Father of Tyondai Braxton.
2025
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2024
New Braxton House
10xCD + Box, Album, Ltd
2024
Not On Label
4x7", Single, Lat + Box, Ltd, Num
2024
2023
Prague Music Platform
4xCD + Box
2022
Other Minds
CD, Album
2021
Freedom
2xCD, Comp, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap
2021
Not On Label (Payton MacDonald Self-released)
4xFile, MP3, Album, 320
2021
2021
2020
New Braxton House
8xCD, Album, Ltd
2020
jazzwerkstatt digital only
8xFile, FLAC
2020
all that dust
CD, Album
2020
2019
Firehouse 12 Records
4xCD + Box, Album
2019
2018
New Braxton House
11xCD + Box, Album, Ltd
2018
hatOLOGY, hatOLOGY
2xCD, Album, RE, RM
2018
Tubapede Records
2xCD, Album, Ltd
2017
Les Disques Victo
CD, Album
2017
2016
New Braxton House
7xCD + Box, Album
2016
New Braxton House
4xCD, Album + Blu-ray + Box
2016
Sound American
13xFile, WAV, Album
2016
Rogueart
2xCD, Album
2016
Firehouse 12 Records
CD, Album, Promo, Smplr
2016
2016
2016
2015
New Braxton House
12xFile, MP3, Album, Smplr, 320
2015
hatOLOGY
CD, Album, RM
2015
2015
2014
New Braxton House
12xCD, Album + Box
2014
2014
2014
2014
2013
Les Disques Victo
CD, Album
2013
Leo Records
CD, Album
2013
Braxton Bootleg
2xFile, MP3, 320
2013
For Tune
CD, Album
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
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2013
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2013
2012
K2B2 Records
2xCD, Album
2012
Braxton Bootleg
File, MP3, 192
2012
Braxton Bootleg
3xFile, MP3, 192
2012
Braxton Bootleg
File, MP3, 320
2012
Braxton Bootleg
File, MP3, 320
2012
Braxton Bootleg
3xFile, MP3, 192
2012
Braxton Bootleg
2xFile, MP3, 192
2012
Braxton Bootleg
File, MP3, 192
2012
Braxton Bootleg
File, MP3, 192
2012
Braxton Bootleg
File, MP3, 192
2012
Braxton Bootleg
3xFile, MP3, 192
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2011
Black Saint, Soul Note
CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album,
2011
New Braxton House
11xFile, MP3, Album, Smplr, 320
2011
SSS Productions
LP, Ltd + CDr + Album, Ltd
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