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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony Braxton has received more than 418,491 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony Braxton is the 1,889th most popular musician (down from 1,688th in 2019), the 9,590th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,497th in 2019) and the 730th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Anthony Braxton ranks 1,889 out of 3,175. Before him are George Russell, Randy Weston, Fenriz, Hirokazu Tanaka, Ed O'Brien, and Blue Mitchell. After him are D. H. Peligro, Suzanne Ciani, Graham Coxon, Steve Rothery, Otis Blackwell, and Eddie Hazel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Anthony Braxton ranks 563. Before him are Amos Sawyer, Millie Hughes-Fulford, Wilma Mankiller, Muriel Casals i Couturier, Michael Hayden, and Narendra Dabholkar. After him are Javier Guzmán, Ghiță Licu, Pinarayi Vijayan, Chris Dreja, Harry Steevens, and Gail Chanfreau.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Anthony Braxton ranks 9,590 out of 20,380. Before him are Blue Mitchell (1930), Elizabeth Peña (1959), Kelly Clarkson (1982), Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840), Edward Seaga (1930), and Patrick Warburton (1964). After him are Gloria Talbott (1931), Rocky Carroll (1963), James Deen (1986), Eric Rudolph (1966), Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt (1861), and Paul Bartel (1938).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Anthony Braxton ranks 730. Before him are Jerry Wexler (1917), Sheila Jordan (1928), Kevin Moore (1967), George Russell (1923), Randy Weston (1926), and Blue Mitchell (1930). After him are D. H. Peligro (1959), Suzanne Ciani (1946), Otis Blackwell (1931), Eddie Hazel (1950), Joe Lovano (1952), and Wes Borland (1975).

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