BRAXTON, ANTHONY

BRAXTON, ANTHONY. Jazz multi-instrumentalist/Composer (4 June 1945 in Chicago, Illinois). He began playing alto saxophone when he was about twelve. He obtained his musical education in the public schools of Chicago, Illinois; at the Chicago School of Music (1959-64), where he studied saxophone with Jack Gell; at Wilson Junior College and Roosevelt University in Chicago. His early style development was influenced by John Coltrane, Paul Desmond, and Eric Dolphy, among others. During his service in...