David Braid

Who is David Braid?

David Braid is a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. After graduating magna cum laude from the University of Toronto in 1998 he devoted himself to jazz. He formed the "David Braid Sextet" the following year. 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. His albums Mnemosyne's March, Zhen: The David Braid Sextet Live, and Brubeck Braid: twotet/deuxtet have also been nominated for Juno Awards. Braid's 2011 solo album, Verge, also won a Juno award for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year.