WESTERN FRONT – Concert by Anthony Braxton

Description:

Saxophonist Anthony Braxton performed two solo sets in the Grand Luxe Hall.

Curated by Martin Bartlett.

Video and audio documentation is available upon request.

The performer holds a saxophone to their mouth and fills their cheeks with air. Behind them, a sound engineer manages a tape recorder.

Leaning forward and holding down keys, the performer plays the saxophone. A hand-painted sign behind them reads "NO SMOKING".

The musician closes both of their eyes and plays the saxophone. To their left, a stage light points upwards, shining on the ceiling.

Standing below wooden stage steps, the artist plays their saxophone and glances up to the ceiling. Shadows on the wall behind them reveal a beam holding many cables.

A side angle of the artist performing. Their head leans forward as their hips lean back. The saxophone follows suit.

Standing between two microphones, the artist presses all their fingers down on the body of the saxophone. The top of the musician's sweater cushions the artist’s neck from the strap of the instrument.

The saxophone reflects the stage lights as the musician strategically blocks one hole close to the top of the instrument.

The musician stands straight up lifting the saxophone with their torso. They wince as they push air through the instrument's reed.

Staring ahead at the audience, the musician presses down on the saxophone’s buttons.

The musician takes a breath with the saxophone’s mouthpiece resting between their teeth. They lean forward with their left hand lightly holding the instrument's valves.

Related People

Martin Bartlett (Curator)

Captions:

Anthony Braxton at Western Front, photo documentation, Nov 6, 1975.
Anthony Braxton at Western Front, photo documentation, Nov 6, 1975.
Anthony Braxton at Western Front, photo documentation, Nov 6, 1975.
Anthony Braxton at Western Front, photo documentation, Nov 6, 1975.
Anthony Braxton at Western Front, photo documentation, Nov 6, 1975.
Anthony Braxton at Western Front, photo documentation, Nov 6, 1975.
Anthony Braxton at Western Front, photo documentation, Nov 6, 1975.
Anthony Braxton at Western Front, photo documentation, Nov 6, 1975.
Anthony Braxton at Western Front, photo documentation, Nov 6, 1975.
Anthony Braxton at Western Front, photo documentation, Nov 6, 1975.

Western Front is a non-profit artist-run centre in Vancouver.

We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.