Anthony Braxton 65th B-Day Benefit

[Steve Reynolds]

The Tri-Centric Foundation, and co-producers Darmstadt Institute, are proud to announce the performance schedule for "Tri Centric Modeling: Past, Present and Future," a two-night benefit concert event celebrating the legacy of esteemed saxophonist/composer/educator Anthony Braxton in honor of his 65th birthday.

Proceeds from these performances will benefit the Tri-Centric Foundation, a newly revived not-for-profit organization dedicated to realizing Braxton's most ambitious projects, documenting and distributing his writings and recordings online, and inspiring younger generations of creative artists to pursue their own visions with the kind of idealism and integrity he has demonstrated throughout his long and distinguished career.

Friday, June 18th at (Le) Poisson Rouge

158 Bleecker Street in New York, NY

Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Tickets are $35 in advance; $45 day of the show

VIP tickets (priority seating, autographed CD and access to private Braxton workshop) are $180

http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/1240

6:00 :: Invocation by Matt Welch

6:15 :: Steve Coleman & Jonathan Finlayson

6:45 :: Richard Teitelbaum

7:15 :: Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Strings

7:50 :: John Zorn/Dave Douglas/Brad Jones/Gerry Hemingway

8:25 :: Marilyn Crispell/Mark Dresser/Gerry Hemingway

9:00 :: Anthony Braxton 12+1tet

Saturday, June 19th at ISSUE Project Room

232 3rd Street in Brooklyn, NY

Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Tickets are $25 in advance; $30 day of the show

http://issueprojectroom.org/2010/04/20/braxton-at-65/

6:15 :: Excerpt from Trillium E

6:45 :: Andrew Raffo Dewar Interactions Quartet East

7:15 :: Taylor Ho Bynum & SpiderMonkey 5

7:45 :: Excerpt from Trillium E

8:30 :: James Fei & Chris Jonas

9:00 :: Tyshawn Sorey Quartet

9:30 :: Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone

[Lazaro Vega]

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128037953&ft=1&f=10002

[Alexander Hawkins]

Great - thank you for the tip-off!

[mjazzg]

I second that, thanks very much for highlighting this

[B. Clugston]

There's also this--Why we love Antony Braxton:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128079453

[mikeweil]

Wish they would present this at Darmstadt as well ...