# Conversation with Anthony Braxton

Composer, multi-instrumentalist, and “professional student of music” Anthony Braxton (b. 1945) has been praised as “one of the most important musicians, educators, and creative thinkers of the past 50 years” (Tri-Centric Foundation). In this conversation with Senior Archivist Stephanie Akau, Braxton discusses his musical influences, prolific output, as well as the philosophies that underpin his unique approach to performance and composition.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2025
- Runtime: 37 min
- By: Akau, Stephanie
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-10682/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/video-10682?play=1)