For the most basic assumption that dictated my early attempts to respond to creative music commentary was the mistaken belief that western journalists had some fundamental understanding of black creativity—or even western creativity—but this assumption was seriously in error. — Anthony Braxton Copy Share Image
I know I’m an African-American, and I know I play the saxophone, but I’m not a jazz musician. I’m not a classical musician, either.… — Anthony Braxton Copy Share Image
Evolution is the phenomenon of change and the challenge of the next time cycle will involve the creation of constructs that will provide the… — Anthony Braxton Copy Share Image
I had never thought that I would be involved in narrative structures. As a young guy, I was more interested in abstract modeling. But… — Anthony Braxton Copy Share Image
My work has been marginalized as far as the jazz-business complex is concerned, or the contemporary-music complex. — Anthony Braxton Copy Share Image
There is more to creative mastership than the surface of satisfaction and political certainty. The music of Joe Fonda is part of a living… — Anthony Braxton Copy Share Image
For the most basic assumption that dictated my early attempts to respond to creative music commentary was the mistaken belief that western journalists had… — Anthony Braxton Copy Share Image
I am interested in the study of music and the discipline of music and the experience of music and music as a esoteric mechanism… — Anthony Braxton Copy Share Image
Growing up in the '50s and being in the '60s, in that revolutionary time space, I thought freedom was what I was looking for.… — Anthony Braxton Copy Share Image
I thank the Creator of the universe to have discovered the discipline of music was the greatest gift that I could have been given,… — Anthony Braxton Copy Share Image
I'm seeking to have an art that is engaged as a way for saying, 'Hurray for unity. — Anthony Braxton Copy Share Image
I have learned through time that not everyone is interested in the kinds of things that fascinate me. — Anthony Braxton Copy Share Image
So, yes, I am in the underground, but actually, it feels like home. — Anthony Braxton Copy Share Image
