David Braid

Composer, Improviser, Steinway Artist, Jazz Pianist

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Inside the Music: "Five Kazakh Impressions" (String Quartet No. 1) - Dav... https://t.co/h0SrDtjOSu via @YouTube

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Presenting the music from the Chet Baker-inspired biopic, Born to Be Blue, with Kevin Turcotte (trumpet) and Carmen Spada's B-Jazzed Orchestra

📍 Rose Theatre, Brampton, Ontario
🗓️ 2 April 2026

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I’ll be giving a jazz masterclass in Ottawa at Carleton University from 12-2pm on February 5th. It is open to the public. Details in the link: https://t.co/osx1463OAi

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Arranged by David Braid and performed in Ankara in February 2025 with Yağızcan Keskin (clarinet), Doğukan Keskin (violin), Serkan Alagök (bassoon), and David Braid (piano). Celebrating melodic contours and asymmetrical grace of works by Selim El Helou and Zad Moultaka.

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"Pale Crescent" is a rhythmic chamber piece based on the Turkish melody "Zeynebim". I premiered the work live on Turkish National Radio 3 performing alongside Yağızcan Keskin (clarinet), Doğukan Keskin (violin), and Serkan Alagök (bassoon). Thanks to host, @HafizeOkan

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@AntTrumpet 🙏

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"Wash Away" finds its inspiration within the unexpected intersection of Frédéric Chopin’s harmonic elegance and Ray Charles’ rhythmic and soulful depths. Featuring: Yağızcan Keskin (Clarinet), Doğukan Keskin (Violin), Serkan Alagök (Bassoon), and David Braid (Piano, Composer)

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Calgary: Solo benefit concert 7:30 tonight (22 November) at the Polaris Theatre for the Airdrie Rotary Music Festival. I'll be performing music from my solo piano album, Verge, a 2012 Juno winner. Tickets available at https://t.co/NqwCPl2Edq

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a work inspired by a thought experiment in which Bach, as a young composer, writes a multi-meter fugue following a vacation across North Africa.
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"so much beauty is contained, a breathtaking magnitude of compressed suppressed emotions" - Concert review by Mats Hallberg of Braid's Born to Be Blue concert with the Gothenburg Jazz Orchestra, with guests Bjorn Ingelstam and Anders Mogensen https://t.co/ePuCsQ4ffO

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TRT-Radio 3 (Turkey) premiering my new works and collaborating with greats: Yagizcan Keskin (clarinet), Dogukan Keskin (violin), and Serkan Alagök (bassoon). Produced by Gül Karaman, and an interview with host, Hafize Okan.

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60 Minute interview+performance on Turkish Radio 3 “Eskiden Yeniye” premiering new classical works for myself with greats: Doğukan Keskin (violin), Yağızcan Keskin (clarinet), and Serkan Alagök (bassoon) - Thursday, February 6 from 13h-14h (GMT+3) https://t.co/5nSu1rSmfB

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Recording with the Prague Epoque Orchestra: Concerto No. 2, commissioned and performed by soloist, Mark DeJong #newmusic #concerto #saxophonesolo

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In Holstebro, Denmark rehearsing my new-ish piece for flute and piano written to express a theme of caged birds. Performing here with Denmark's @fridajuullunde, a new musical ally.

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@enfaserem 👍🏻

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♪ My Funny Valentine / Ethan Hawke With The David Braid Quartet　#村上RADIO

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@alan_hamson 🔥

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Braid Composition Lab, February 1-7, 2024 and impressed by participants: Aidan McConnell, Alyssa Giammaria, Asger Brink, Bertram Kvist, Johan Christensen, and Johannes Mogensen

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Two Quartets tonight for @jazzwinnipeg . Tickets: https://t.co/rnF0IT3scW