LATEST CD RELEASE (his 14th) on HighNote Records: Gentle Storm - featuring George Colligan (piano), Joris Teepe (bass) and Cecil Brooks III (drums). This outstanding CD, which reached #4 in the JazzWeek national jazz radio chart, features swinging contemporary standards, modern treatments of classic standards, luscious ballads, plus an array of burning original material. See the CDs and Gigs pages for more details.
Copyright © 2009 by Don Braden
• World-Class Jazz Musician, playing Tenor and Soprano Saxophones
• Also plays Flute, Alto Flute, Piano and other instruments
• Recording Artist with 14 CDs as a Leader
• Award Winning Composer, Arranger
• Producer, Audio Engineer
• Educator, Lecturer, Clinician
• Clinician for Sonaré Winds, and endorser for Keilwerth Saxophones
• Music Director of the Litchfield Jazz Camp
• Music Director of the NJPAC Wachovia Jazz for Teens Program
• Four years as Co-music supervisor for Bill Cosby's CBS sitcom, "Cosby," co-composer/producer of theme songs for "Little Bill" and Cosby's Nickelodeon animated series, "Fatherhood."