Born in 1945, Anthony Braxton began studying music at age 17. In 1966, after playing clarinet and alto saxophone in the military, Braxton moved to Chicago and became involved with the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. In 1968, he formed his own group, the Creative Construction Company, with Leroy Jenkins and Leo Smith, and released his first record, Three Compositions of New Jazz. Read more + MP3 downloads