GMF London Jazz Summit - "New York comes to London"
Don Braden
Jazz Master Class
Last Show: Saturday 18 th April 2020
PizzaExpress Jazz Club (Soho)
A Jazz Master Class, open to the public, with Saxophone Giant Don Braden. Born 1963 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He moved to New York City in 1984, where he played with The Harper Brothers, Lonnie Smith, and Betty Carter. In 1986–87 he toured with Wynton Marsalis, and following this played with Out of the Blue, Roy Haynes, Tony Williams, Freddie Hubbard, J.J. Johnson, Tom Harrell, Art Farmer, and the Mingus Big Band. At this public master-class, with a true tenor saxophone giant and jazz master, one can gain insight into interpretation, accompaniment, band leading and how to build a set as he works with one of the students attending the course. A short Q&A session at the end of the master-class gives member of the public the opportunity to ask Don or a member of the group about preparation and performance. A limited number of tickets are on sale to the public for this unique event.