The word music is a convenient way to talk about what I'm interested in, but actually, in some ways, it's a limitation.
Anthony BraxtonI'm a post-Abner Jay kind of guy mixed with Roger Corman and Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers.
Anthony BraxtonI know Iโm an African-American, and I know I play the saxophone, but Iโm not a jazz musician. Iโm not a classical musician, either. My music is like my life: Itโs in between these areas.
Anthony Braxton...I have great hopes for the possibility of a dynamic universalism that respects all our people.
Anthony BraxtonThere is more to creative mastership than the surface of satisfaction and political certainty. The music of Joe Fonda is part of a living tradition of belief and dedication. Future historians will be surprised at the breadth of Mr. Fonda's offerings. This is a real virtuoso and composer of the highest order.
Anthony Braxton