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Anthony Braxton

1945 - Today

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Anthony Braxton (born June 4, 1945) is an American experimental composer, educator, music theorist, improviser and multi-instrumentalist who is best known for playing saxophones, particularly the alto. Braxton grew up on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, and was a key early member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. He received great acclaim for his 1969 double-LP record For Alto, the first full-length album of solo saxophone music.A prolific composer with a vast body of cross-genre work, the MacArthur Fellow and NEA Jazz Master has released hundreds of recordings and compositions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony Braxton has received more than 383,416 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Anthony Braxton is the 1,693rd most popular musician (down from 1,610th in 2019), the 8,515th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,086th in 2019) and the 673rd most popular American Musician.

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  • 380k

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  • 43.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Anthony Braxton ranks 1,693 out of 2,662. Before him are Arto Lindsay, Erykah Badu, John Martyn, Toumani Diabaté, Andreas Kisser, and Cal Tjader. After him are Ray Anthony, Michala Petri, Paul Winter, Kenny Wheeler, Red Mitchell, and Eric Prydz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Anthony Braxton ranks 453. Before him are Charles Greene, Richard Armitage, Margrete Auken, Ann Christy, Ágnes Hranitzky, and Michael Hayden. After him are Mohammed Hazzaz, Ian McLagan, Aldo Poy, Gadzhi Gadzhiyev, Luciano Castellini, and Michael Blake.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Anthony Braxton ranks 8,515 out of 18,182. Before him are Michael Hayden (1945), Megan Rapinoe (1985), Paul Drayton (1939), Dan Haggerty (1942), Justin Gaethje (1988), and Carla Laemmle (1909). After him are Ray Anthony (1922), Megan Mullally (1958), Wilton Daniel Gregory (1947), Spud Webb (1963), Thomas Watson Jr. (1914), and Mark McGwire (1963).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Anthony Braxton ranks 673. Before him are Scott Ian (1963), Walter Becker (1950), David Amram (1930), Arto Lindsay (1953), Erykah Badu (1971), and Cal Tjader (1925). After him are Ray Anthony (1922), Paul Winter (1939), Red Mitchell (1927), Max Weinberg (1951), Ray Bryant (1931), and Vinnie Moore (1964).

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