Anthony Branker
Bandleader, Composer
1958 –
Who is Anthony Branker?
Anthony Branker is an American musician and educator of Caribbean descent whose work as a composer, educator, scholar, conductor, and performer has been featured on the international stage in Italy, Denmark, Greece, China, Estonia, Australia, Germany, United Kingdom, Finland, France, Canada, Russia, Lithuania, and Japan as well as throughout the United States. Branker was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey and raised in Piscataway and Plainfield, New Jersey. He attended public schools in Piscataway and graduated from Piscataway High School where he was involved in the music program under the direction of R. Bruce Bradshaw and Joseph T. Mundi. Following high school, Branker attended Princeton University where he received his B.A. in Music and a Certificate in African American Studies. His graduate studies took him to the University of Miami for a Master of Music in Jazz Pedagogy and later to Columbia University, Teachers College where he received the degrees of Master of Education and Doctor of Education; both with specialties in Music and Music Education.
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- Born
- Aug 28, 1958
- Also known as
- Dr. Anthony D.J. Branker
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Princeton University
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on July 23, 2013
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