Donald Kirk Braden (born November 20, 1963) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and flautist.[1][2]
Braden was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 20, 1963, and raised in Louisville, Kentucky.[3] He began playing tenor sax at age 13 and started playing professionally at 15.[3] In high school, he played in the McDonald's All-American High School Jazz Band.[3] He attended Harvard University from 1981 to 1984, studied engineering, and played in the school's jazz ensemble.[3] He moved to New York City in 1984, where he played with The Harper Brothers, Lonnie Smith, and Betty Carter.[3] In 1986–87 he toured with Wynton Marsalis.[3] In the late 1980s and early 1990s he toured internationally with Freddie Hubbard.[2] He also played with Roy Haynes, Tony Williams, J.J. Johnson, Tom Harrell, Art Farmer, and the Mingus Big Band.[3]
Braden led his own bands from the early 1990s, while also recording as a freelancer.[2]
With Art Farmer
With Freddie Hubbard
With Jimmy Ponder
With Roseanna Vitro
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