The Music of Anthony Braxton

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Steve Lehman—whom the New York Times has called a "virtuoso alto saxophonist" and "a thought leader for the music of the future"—returns with a highly anticipated new album featuring his longtime trio of bassist Matt Brewer and drummer Damion Reid, joined by special guest, tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, one of the most influential jazz musicians of the last thirty years. On the aptly titled album The Music of Anthony Braxton, Lehman pays tribute to one of his early mentors with a high-energy live album, commemorating the 80th anniversary of Braxton’s birth. Lehman has built a career creating innovative and uncompromising music that packs a visceral punch. Recorded live to a raucous crowd at Los Angeles’s ETA, he brings a fresh perspective to Braxton’s small group music by consciously working with musicians outside the maestro’s orbit. The fascinating juxtaposition of Lehman’s searing, emotionally charged playing with Turner’s cool articulation, all supported by Brewer’s agile precision and Reid’s pulsating dexterity, is captured in an electrifying set that compellingly demonstrates the breadth of Braxton’s creative output.