Braxton --

[Lazaro Vega]

These may have been referenced elsewhere around here. If not, highly informative. Thanks again to Max Roach for the inspiration to investigate more of Anthony Braxton's music.

http://www.pointofdeparture.org/PoD13/PoD1...anProposal.html

http://www.intaktrec.ch/interbraxton-a.htm

https://securesite.chireader.com/cgi-bin/Ar...921023/BRAXTON1

Edited September 5, 2007 by Lazaro Vega

[AllenLowe]

thanks for that - my impression is that Braxton, for all the recognition he's received, is frustrated and somewhat alienated from much of the rest of the jazz world, even those with whom we would think he would make natural alliances. A lot of this has to do with his sheer independence, his refusal to hew to racialist orthodoxy and to do and say what people seem to expect him to do and say.

When I saw him last month he wryly commented that "Cecil Taylor finally agreed to let me play with him," and he was clearly pleased to have participated in that series - though he did say he would only do one more with Cecil; so my suggestion is, if you can go see the two of them together, it may well be your last chance -