Don Braden Upcoming Performances

(As of August 1, 2024)

August 1 - Jazz in the Park, Red Bank, NJ - with the Don Braden Quartet. Performing Earth Wind and Wonder & More!

August 17 - Paterson Jazz Festival, Patterson. Nj - with the Don Braden Quartet Featuring Trineice Robinson (Trineice - vocals, Miki Hayama - piano, Kenny Davis - bass, Jeremy Warren - drums, w Don on tenor sax and flute). Performing Earth Wind and Wonder & More!

August 25, 5-7pm: Buttonwood Jazz Festival, Waynesboro, PA, DB featured with Paul Bollenback (guitar), Nicole Zuraitis (vocals), Luques Curtis (bass), and Dan Pugach (drums). https://buttonwoodnaturecenter.org/event/annual-jazz-festival/

August 27 - September 1: Blue Note Jazz Club, NYC - Don with John Lee and the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band.

September 13: Miller Theater, Allentown, PA - with the Don Braden Quartet (Miki Hayama - piano, Kenny Davis - bass, Jeremy Warren - drums, w Don on tenor sax and flute). Performing Earth Wind and Wonder & More!

September 19, 7:30-9pm: David Friend Recital Hall, 921 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02115 - DB featured with the Laszlo Gardony Quartet. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/laszlo-gardony-quartet-with-don-braden-tickets-943575528807?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios

September 21: Pizza Express Soho, London, England -- Don Braden/Joris Teepe Quartet, with Stephen Keogh (drums) and Matyas Gayer (piano). Celebrating the release of Don Braden/Joris Teepe “Live at Pizza Express” CD.

September 23-27: Faculty Assignment - Prins Claus Conservatoire, Groningen, the Netherlands.

October 18: Chirs’ Jazz Cafe, Philadelphia, PA - Don with a Philly Trio.

November 9-25: European Tour with the Joris Teepe Sextet

Don Braden Performing Ensembles:

- Don Braden Quartet: Miki Hayama/Art Hirahara - piano, Kenny Davis/Joris Teepe - bass, Jeremy Warren - drums

- Trio of Liberty: Joris Teepe - bass, Gene Jackson, Matt Willson, Jeff Watts, Louis Hayes, Mike Clark, Winard Harper, or Steve Johns - drums

- Don Braden Organix Group: Kyle Koehler - Hammond Organ, Dave Stryker - guitar, Cecil Brooks III - drums

- Don Braden Organix Group featuring Vanessa Rubin: Vanessa Rubin - vocals, Kyle Koehler - Hammond Organ, Dave Stryker - guitar, Cecil Brooks III - drums

- Big Fun(k): Karl Latham - drums, Oscar Perez - keyboards, Gary Foote/Calvin Jones/Chulo Gatewood - bass

- Braden/Rapp Project: Mark Rapp - trumpet, Art Hirahara - piano, Joris Teepe - bass, Alvin Atkinson - drums

- Contemporary Standards Ensemble (various musicians on trumpet, trombone, piano, bass and drums)

Don Braden as a Special Guest -- With his extensive high-level Jazz experience, positive energy, excitement and musicality, Braden is an outstanding guest soloist for any kind of ensemble. He's great with young people and pros alike. He has over 25 big band charts at various levels available, six pieces for full symphonic orchestra (with Jazz quartet), and over 100 small group compositions & arrangements.