It most surely was. Braxton played with his New Quartet - Carla Tests, Susana Silva Santos, Maria Portugal. If I understood the announcement correctly, this was the first time they had played the music live. The evident delight of AB playing with these musicians was an absolute joy to see, he fist pumped several times at the end whilst doing a little jig! The music was rigorous and engrossing in that way that Braxton music always is. Maria Portugal is someone to look out for.
Threadgill and Zooid inhabited that soundworld that we know so well from the recordings. The interplay between musicians was extraordinary. HT sat out for longer periods obviously engrossed by the playing of his music. When he played, well there isn't a tone like that anywhere else. Played a lot of Poof I think.
Both sets very well received by a good if not sell-out crowd