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Avant-Garde Made Easy: Anthony Braxton

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Published April 25, 2001 at 12:00 AM EDT

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead continues with part three of his Avant-Garde Made Easy series. This time he considers composer, improviser and saxophonist Anthony Braxton.

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