Doek Festival blog #2

From the Doek Festival:

Anthony Braxton turns 70 today, 4 June 2015, and I may not have to tell you he will be celebrating in high style at the Bimhuis tonight, as part of the ongoing Doek Meets Tri-Centric festival. Braxton the saxophonist will be playing some of his recent Falling River Music—ensemble improvising guided or stimulated by his abstract images and open-ended narrative elements, a way to tap into the intuitive side of music-making. He will also conduct some of his classic music for large groups (including at least one piece, Composition 89, which as far as I can determine has never appeared on record). That first segment will mostly involve the nine musicians who came over with him from the United States; the latter pieces will be played by the full 20 piece Amero-Dutch ensemble. There will also be improvisations exploring the musical vocabularies Braxton has developed over 40-some years in creative music.