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David Braid has been touted as one of the most gifted young pianists and composers in Canada. A Juno Award winner and National Jazz Award recipient, Braid is in demand for a variety of projects and has performed extensively across Canada, Europe, Australia, Japan and other parts of Asia.
Canadian audiences and critics have boasted about the David Braid Sextet as a musical ensemble that exports a compelling statement about the sophisticated jazz talent percolating in Canada. This touring ensemble has exclusively performed Braid's composition since its inception in 2000, with each composition crafted by Braid to expose the unique talents in his ensemble. Their recent recording, VIVID, won the 2005 Juno Award for Best Traditional Jazz Album. Braid's first sextet CD struck internationally acclaimed jazz author Gene Lees who said: "If Bill Evans were alive, I'd send [Braid's] CD to him." David also leads or co-leads a number of other ground-breaking ensembles with some of the country's finest talents, including Mike Murley, George Koller, Jim Vivian, and Phil Nimmons.
Aside from performing and composing, Braid is on faculty at the University of Toronto. | 
