Dave Davies

Composer and multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton is one of the most polarizing figures in jazz. To fans, he's a remarkable artist who's refused to set limits on his vision or his musical range. To his detractors, he's the man who made sterile and impenetrable music with numbers and geometric diagrams for titles instead of words.

Braxton, who's won a MacArthur Fellowship and an NEA Jazz Master Award, turns 80 this year. One of his protégés, Steve Lehman, has created a tribute that highlights the composer's early work and shows the roads to and from his music. Guest jazz critic Martin Johnson has this review.

Braxton, who's won a MacArthur Fellowship and an NEA Jazz Master Award, turns 80 this year. One of his protégés, Steve Lehman, has created a tribute that highlights the composer's early work and shows the roads to and from his music. Guest jazz critic Martin Johnson has this review.

Braxton, who's won a MacArthur Fellowship and an NEA Jazz Master Award, turns 80 this year. One of his protégés, Steve Lehman, has created a tribute that highlights the composer's early work and shows the roads to and from his music. Guest jazz critic Martin Johnson has this review.

Martin Johnson writes about jazz for The Wall Street Journal and Downbeat. He reviewed the music of Anthony Braxton by Steve Lehman. And to find out what's happening behind the scenes of our show and get our producers' recommendations for what to watch, read, and listen to, subscribe to our free newsletter at whyy.org. Fresh Air's executive producer is Danny Miller.

Martin Johnson writes about jazz for The Wall Street Journal and Downbeat. He reviewed the music of Anthony Braxton by Steve Lehman. And to find out what's happening behind the scenes of our show and get our producers' recommendations for what to watch, read, and listen to, subscribe to our free newsletter at whyy.org. Fresh Air's executive producer is Danny Miller.

Martin Johnson writes about jazz for The Wall Street Journal and Downbeat. He reviewed the music of Anthony Braxton by Steve Lehman. And to find out what's happening behind the scenes of our show and get our producers' recommendations for what to watch, read, and listen to, subscribe to our free newsletter at whyy.org. Fresh Air's executive producer is Danny Miller.

Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham. Our managing producer is Sam Brigger. Our interviews and reviews are produced and edited by Phyllis Myers, Roberta Shorrock, Anne-Marie Baldonado, Lauren Krenzel, Teresa Madden, Monique Nazareth, Susan Yakundi, and Anna Bauman. Our digital media producer is Molly C.V. Nesper. Thea Challenger directed today's show.

Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham. Our managing producer is Sam Brigger. Our interviews and reviews are produced and edited by Phyllis Myers, Roberta Shorrock, Anne-Marie Baldonado, Lauren Krenzel, Teresa Madden, Monique Nazareth, Susan Yakundi, and Anna Bauman. Our digital media producer is Molly C.V. Nesper. Thea Challenger directed today's show.

Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham. Our managing producer is Sam Brigger. Our interviews and reviews are produced and edited by Phyllis Myers, Roberta Shorrock, Anne-Marie Baldonado, Lauren Krenzel, Teresa Madden, Monique Nazareth, Susan Yakundi, and Anna Bauman. Our digital media producer is Molly C.V. Nesper. Thea Challenger directed today's show.

For Terry Gross and Tanya Mosley, I'm Dave Davies.

For Terry Gross and Tanya Mosley, I'm Dave Davies.

For Terry Gross and Tanya Mosley, I'm Dave Davies.

This is Fresh Air. I'm Dave Davies. In the 2024 presidential campaign, Democrats' warnings that American democracy was in jeopardy if Donald Trump was elected failed to persuade a majority of voters. Our guest, Stephen Levitsky, says there's plenty of reason to worry about our democracy now. Levitsky isn't a politician or political pundit.

This is Fresh Air. I'm Dave Davies. In the 2024 presidential campaign, Democrats' warnings that American democracy was in jeopardy if Donald Trump was elected failed to persuade a majority of voters. Our guest, Stephen Levitsky, says there's plenty of reason to worry about our democracy now. Levitsky isn't a politician or political pundit.

This is Fresh Air. I'm Dave Davies. In the 2024 presidential campaign, Democrats' warnings that American democracy was in jeopardy if Donald Trump was elected failed to persuade a majority of voters. Our guest, Stephen Levitsky, says there's plenty of reason to worry about our democracy now. Levitsky isn't a politician or political pundit.

He's a Harvard professor of government who spent much of his career studying democracy and dictatorship and and how healthy democracies can slide into authoritarianism. He was last on Fresh Air to talk about the book he co-authored with Daniel Ziblatt titled How Democracies Die. In a new article for the journal Foreign Affairs, Levitsky and co-author Lucan A. Way write, "...U.S.

He's a Harvard professor of government who spent much of his career studying democracy and dictatorship and and how healthy democracies can slide into authoritarianism. He was last on Fresh Air to talk about the book he co-authored with Daniel Ziblatt titled How Democracies Die. In a new article for the journal Foreign Affairs, Levitsky and co-author Lucan A. Way write, "...U.S.

He's a Harvard professor of government who spent much of his career studying democracy and dictatorship and and how healthy democracies can slide into authoritarianism. He was last on Fresh Air to talk about the book he co-authored with Daniel Ziblatt titled How Democracies Die. In a new article for the journal Foreign Affairs, Levitsky and co-author Lucan A. Way write, "...U.S.

democracy will likely break down during the second Trump administration." in the sense that it will cease to meet standard criteria for a liberal democracy, full adult suffrage, free and fair elections, and broad protection of civil liberties, unquote.