David Braid
| David Braid | |
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 Braid in concert, 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
25 March 1975 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Website |
davidbraid |
David Braid (born 25 March 1975 in Hamilton, Canada) is a Canadian jazz pianist and composer.[1]
Biography
After graduating magna cum laude from the University of Toronto in 1998, Braid devoted himself to jazz.[2] He formed the "David Braid Sextet" the following year.[3] His album Vivid: The David Braid Sextet Live won the Juno Award for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2005.[4] His albums Mnemosyne's March, Zhen: The David Braid Sextet Live, and Brubeck Braid: twotet/deuxtet have also been nominated for Juno Awards.[4] Braid's 2011 solo album, Verge, also won a Juno award for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year.
In 2014 Braid collaborated with Sinfonia UK Collective. In summer 2015 he will tour with the group in the UK and Canada as part of a project funded by Arts Council England / National Lottery and University of Hull. Braid's approach to work with Sinfonia UK Collective was the focus of a paper on democratic authorship that was presented at the Reflective Conservatoire Conference in February 2015 (Guildhall School of Music and Drama). In that paper, Dr Lee Tsang of University of Hull offered models of democratic authorship and used Braid's work as an example of one of a number of approaches that the Sinfonia UK Collective (formerly Hull Sinfonietta) has undertaken since 2004.
Discography
As leader/co-leader
- The David Braid Sextet (2001)
- Vivid: The David Braid Sextet Live (2004)
- Beginnings: Nimmons'n'Braid (2005) with Phil Nimmons
- Mnemosyne's March (2006) with Mike Murley
- Zhen: The David Braid Sextet Live, Vol. II (2006)
- DMBQ Live (2007) with Mike Murley and Tara Davidson
- Twotet/Deuxtet (2007) with Matt Brubeck
- Spirit Dance (2010) with Canadian Brass
- Verge (2011)
As sideman
With Mike Murley
- Still Rollin (2010)
With Kelly Jefferson
- Spark (2005)
- Next Exit (2010)
With Mark McLean
- Playground (2010)
Film scores
- Dream Recording (2003)
- Photographic Fate (2004)
- China Gate (2011)
- Born to Be Blue (2015)
References
- ↑ Turnevicius, Leonard (2008-08-21). "A relaxed Braid's off to Brazil". Hamilton Spectator (Metroland Media Group). Archived from the original on 2010-03-18. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ↑ "David Braid". University of Toronto, Faculty of Music. University of Toronto. Archived from the original on 2010-03-18. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ↑ Infantry, Ashante (2007-02-20). "The architecture of jazz". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2010-03-18. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- 1 2 "Artist Summary". Juno Awards Database. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2010-03-18. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
External links
- Official website
- David Braid at AllMusic
- David Braid discography at Discogs
- David Braid at the Internet Movie Database
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