Apr
18
7:00 PM19:00

Anthony Braxton & Wolf Eyes

Wolf Eyes & Anthony Braxton w/ Samara Lubelski & Marcia Bassett Duo at Le Poisson Rouge, NYC

Nate Young, John Olson, and Anthony Braxton

More information here: https://dice.fm/event/89o5r-wolf-eyes-anthony-braxton-w-samara-lubelski-marcia-bassett-duo-18th-apr-le-poisson-rouge-new-york-tickets?lng=en-US

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Oct
6
8:00 PM20:00

Anthony Braxton Solo Concert

Anthony Braxton Solo Saxophone ConcertMore than 50 years after he recorded the world’s first solo jazz saxophone album, the landmark For Alto (1971), Anthony Braxton will perform solo in Los Angeles on October 6, 2023. He is writing brand new material for alto saxophone that he will debut at this concert.

Braxton is a visionary in the world of contemporary music, renowned for his groundbreaking work in avant-garde jazz, free improvisation, and experimental music. His numerous commendations have included being named a MacArthur fellow and NEA Jazz Master. His prodigious recordings, performances and writings have proven him to be a composer, performer, philosopher, and educator with few peers.

Since the late 1960’s Braxton has made an indelible mark on the music world; his development of a multi-hierarchic and trans-idiomatic practice has both embraced tradition while also moving into radical new territories. From his early work, including as a key member of the AACM to his later Arista albums, his "Forces in Motion" Quartet, Ghost Trance Music, Trillium Opera Complex and beyond, Braxton has tirelessly sought to investigate and push the boundaries of music and human perception with a rapturous enthusiasm that has inspired generations of artists and listeners.

Braxton’s solo Los Angeles performance, his first in over 40 years, will be a rare opportunity to witness his unmatched musicianship and unparalleled creativity in its most direct, unvarnished form. Armed with his signature alto saxophone, Braxton can be expected to deliver a dynamic performance marked by emotional intensity and technical virtuosity. Defying categorization with blistering solos and delicate melodies, his music spans a vast sonic landscape, drawing from an unparalleled, extensive repertoire of original compositions and improvisations. Performing within the sonorous space of the First Congregational Church, Braxton’s performance promises to be a rare immersive musical spectacle, a must-see event for anyone with a passion for cutting-edge music.

About the organization

The Unwrinkled Ear is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the international world of improvised music (and its relatives) in events, exhibitions, and objects.

Co-Presented with Black Editions

More Information here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/anthony-braxton-solo-los-angeles-concert-tickets-638546649217

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Oct
4
8:00 PM20:00

Anthony Braxton and Wolf Eyes

Anthony Braxton with Wolf Eyes

John Olson, Nate Young, and Anthony Braxton

On October 4th, Anthony Braxton joins Wolf Eyes’ Nate Young and John Olson in Los Angeles for an evening of epic collaboration

As the Wolf Eyes project itself now passes the quarter century mark, Nate Young and John Olson operate a duo, issuing their singular stew of noise, pulse, reedcraft, murmur, and snarl. Also core to their approach: creating novel contexts to collab with other key players across generations and idioms. To wit, within the past several years they have performed live with Marshall Allen, Kim Gordon, Raven Chacon, and Jaimie Branch, to name a few.

A multivalent creative force for over a half century, Anthony Braxton continues to experiment across genre lines and modes, as a composer, improvisor, educator, and thinker. On saxophone, Braxton has pushed past the boundaries of Jazz – from his groundbreaking solo recording ‘For Alto’, through his innovative work leading various small ensembles, and the highly intuitive playing he brings to unique meetings such as this.

This L.A. date is an auspicious one, though not a debut per se, as these players’ first (and last) encounter on stage went down in the mid-aughts. Come catch the slight return as these ever-curious artists unfurl as-yet-unheard trajectories of sound.

More information here: https://dice.fm/event/q7ela-wolf-eyes-with-anthony-braxton-4th-oct-zebulon-los-angeles-tickets

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Aug
8
to Aug 9

Anthony Braxton: 50+ Years of Creative Music

For more than half a century Anthony Braxton has played a key role in contemporary and avant-garde music as a composer, multi-instrumentalist, music theorist, teacher, mentor and visionary. Inspired by Jazz, European art music, and music of other cultures, Braxton labels his output Creative Music. This international conference is the first one dealing with his work.

The conference will address a variety of topics which are central to Braxton’s work. In addition to an interview with Braxton himself and a roundtable discussion with some of his close collaborators and experts, there will be several lectures by performers and leading researchers in the field, as well as two interactive workshops to give Summer Course participants a chance to directly engage with Braxton’s Creative Music.

With the friendly support of ARIA (Antwerp Research Institute for the Arts) at the University of Antwerp

More Information Here: https://internationales-musikinstitut.de/en/ferienkurse/festival/programm/braxton-conference1/ and https://internationales-musikinstitut.de/en/ferienkurse/festival/programm/braxton-conference2/

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Aug
7
7:30 PM19:30

Anthony Braxton: Thunder Music

Anthony Braxton: Thunder Music (2023, WP)

Anthony Braxton (Saxophone, Electronics, Composition)
James Fei (Saxophone)
Katherine Young (Bassoon)
William Forman (Trumpet)
Roland Dahinden (Trombone)
Reut Regev (Trombone)
Andreas Borregaard (Accordion)
Anne Rhodes (Voice)
Lisa Willems (Voice – HYOID voices)
Fabienne Seveillac (Voice – HYOID voices)
Juliet Fraser (Voice)
Andreas Halling (Voice – HYOID voices)
Nick Hallett (Voice)
Štěpán Janoušek (Voice)
Carl Testa (Double bass & Electronics)
George Cremaschi (Double bass)

After the pre-opening concert with the PMP Orchestra from Prague, the next highlight in our Braxton project series follows two days later: the world premiere of Thunder Music with an ensemble assembled especially for this concert with 16 internationally acclaimed musicians under the direction of Anthony Braxton himself, a creative combination of artists from the U.S. and Europe, instrumentalists and vocalists, who are well acquainted with Braxton’s language and improvisational practice, but at the same time have to be ready at any second to react to new musical situations of their fellow players. Each ensemble member is given a stand-alone app that includes thunder sounds and super collider manipulations that are integrated into the musical environment in real time on stage. A fascinating journey into an unknown musical world beyond known boundaries.

More Information here: https://internationales-musikinstitut.de/en/ferienkurse/festival/programm/thunder-music/

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Aug
1
5:00 PM17:00

Anthony Braxton: Trillium X Performed by Prague Music Performance

Anthony Braxton: Trillium X Performed by Prague Music Performance

Opera World Premiere

Anthony Braxton's ambitious multimedia opera project Trillium has been in the making since the 1990’s. The American experimental musician and unique improviser explores in it themes of metaphysics, mysticism, and human consciousness. The world premiere of a part of Trillium X will be performed by the PMP Orchestra with Braxton's active participation. His longtime friend, composer, and trombonist Roland Dahinden will conduct. Don't miss the opportunity to experience this unique poetic opera, which in Braxton’s own words, takes place in "four exploratory dream spaces" with a "imaginatively conceived narrative logic."

More information here: https://www.pmpif.org/en/udalost/world-premiere-3LwCae

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Nov
18
8:00 PM20:00

Anthony Braxton Quartet

The work of the luminary Anthony Braxton does not fit into any pigeonhole: jazz, new music, free improvisation, philosophy and social commitment are just a few strands in the work of the US-american. as a tireless experimenter, he has helped write the musical development of the last 50 years with numerous projects, and throughout his life he feels the pulse of the times and celebrates musical diversity and creativity.

Anthony Braxton Quartet
Anthony Braxton: saxophone
Mette Rasmussen: saxophone
Carl Testa: bass
Mariá Portugal: drums 

https://www.theaterneumarkt.ch/en/kalender/unerhort-festival/22092022-135436/

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Nov
13
7:30 PM19:30

Anthony Braxton Quartet

Musician and composer Anthony Braxton has engaged in nearly every conceivable area of creativity throughout his career. He was the first to record an entire album of unaccompanied saxophone music (For Alto, 1968). At the Barbican, he will be performing with a Quartet featuring bassist and multi-instrumentalist Carl Testa, drummer Mariá Portugal, and trumpeter Susana Santos Silva.

Composer Henry Threadgill’s Zooid group performs as well.

https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2022/event/henry-threadgills-zooid-and-anthony-braxton

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May
29
to Jul 8

Anthony Braxton Saxophone Quartet European Tour

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Anthony Braxton’s Saxophone Quartet featuring James Fei, Chris Jonas, Ingrid Laubrock, and Andre Vida perform in Europe in Late May and Early June More information can be found via https://www.akamu.net


2022-05-29 Jazz Club – Vilnius
Anthony Braxton Saxophone Quartet feat. James Fei, Chris Jonas and Andre Vida

2022-06-03 Teatro San Leonardo – Bologna
Anthony Braxton Saxophone Quartet feat. Ingrid Laubrock, James Fei and Chris Jonas

2022-06-05 De Singel – Antwerp
Anthony Braxton Saxophone Quartet feat. Ingrid Laubrock, James Fei and Chris Jonas

2022-06-07 Casa del jazz – Roma
Anthony Braxton Saxophone Quartet feat. Ingrid Laubrock, James Fei and Chris Jonas

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Braxton75: The Music of Anthony Braxton (online panel)
Jul
27
5:30 PM17:30

Braxton75: The Music of Anthony Braxton (online panel)

The International Contemporary Ensemble, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, and Tri-Centric will jointly present a panel on the music of Anthony Braxton.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/braxton75-the-music-of-anthony-braxton-tickets-111183938152

Moderated by Steve Smith, our exploration and discussion will be led by a panel of artists who are master-interpreters of Braxton’s work – Ingrid Laubrock, Josh Modney, Tomeka Reid, and Cory Smythe. We will also hear from the trio Thumbscrew (Tomas Fujiwara, Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek) with Tri-Centric executive director Kyoko Kitamura in a special video interview celebrating the release of their new album The Anthony Braxton Project. There will also be never-before-seen videos from the Tri-Centric archive.

The event will take place via youtube livestream at https://www.youtube.com/internationalcontemporaryensemble followed by an interactive Q/A session with the artists via zoom (call-in info will be shared during the livestream).

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The Music of Anthony Braxton – Navigation Through Form
Jul
2
2:00 PM14:00

The Music of Anthony Braxton – Navigation Through Form

The International Contemporary Ensemble and the Tri-Centric Foundation are collaborating to present the very first free online Braxton75 event accessible to the public: James Fei's talk on the music of Anthony Braxton, July 2, 1PM EST (1700 GMT). Free, open to the public worldwide. Register at link below. This event will be presented by ICE and College of Performing Arts as part of their Ensemble Evolution summer intensive. Seeking and creating new opportunities together during these trying circumstances. Much gratitude to ICE! Together, we are stronger.

https://event.newschool.edu/evo7/

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Anthony Braxton at Big Ears Festival Festival 2020 CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
Mar
27
to Mar 29

Anthony Braxton at Big Ears Festival Festival 2020 CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19

Braxton75 three-day event CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19

Anthony Braxton solo

Diamond Curtain Wall Trio: Anthony Braxton, Adam Matlock, Jessica Pavone

Thunder Music Ensemble world premiere: Anthony Braxton, Roland Burks, Chris DiMeglio, Nick Hallett, Kyoko Kitamura, Raquel Klein, Adam Matlock, Reut Regev, Anne Rhodes, Kamala Sankaram, Carl Testa.

https://bigearsfestival.org/

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Jazzfest Berlin – Sonic Genome
Oct
31
to Nov 1

Jazzfest Berlin – Sonic Genome

For the opening of Jazzfest Berlin 2019, Anthony Braxton and Tri-Centric, in conjunction with Jazzfest Berlin, will present Braxton’s Sonic Genome at the Gropius Bau Museum in Berlin. In its third-ever iteration here in Berlin, the transatlantic cooperation will feature 14 musicians from Braxton’s closest circle, 39 musicians from Berlin’s diverse scene (including members of the Echtzeitmusik scene, Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra, Trickster Orchestra and KIM Collective) and six members of the Australian Art Orchestra that will be prepared in a three-day workshop. A dozen small groups, directed by members of Braxton’s circle, freely navigate a passel of his compositions (up to 450) and improvisational language known as “Ghost Trance Music”, shifting between works and reacting to or ignoring the output of nearby groupings, over a six-hour period. Members of subgroups fracture and reform like recombinant organisms, congregate as small cells or as a big ensemble, moving around the huge space of the Gropius Bau, perpetually forming new communities, while listeners make their own choices, traversing the space to hear new or blended configurations.

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Feb
6
8:00 PM20:00

Tri-centric Project Ensemble: Small Groups

The Tri-Centric Project Ensemble will perform Anthony Braxton's music for the Fourth Edition Festival for Other Music on Friday 8th February at Eric Ericssonhallen. They will be working together all week at Fylkingen in the lead up to that concert and for this evening, the musician's will form both pre-determined and ad hoc small groups to play their own written and collectively improvised music.

Kyoko Kitamura – voice, Lisa Ullén – piano, Erica Dicker – violin, Tomeka Reid – cello, Finn Loxbo – guitar, Elsa Bergman – contrabass, Carl Testa – contrabass & electronics, Ville Bromander – contrabass, Susana Santos Silva – trumpet, Ingrid Laubrock – tenor saxophone, Isak Hedtjärn – clarinet, Johan Arrias – saxophone & clarinet, Dan Peck – tuba, Erik Carlsson – drums & percussion, Mattias Stahl – vibraphone

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