Artist Biographies
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David Braid Juno-award winning pianist David Braid has been dedicated to developing as a composer and pianist since graduating magna cum laude from the University of Toronto performance program in 1998. Braid was a semi-finalist in the Concours Internationaux de Piano Jazz in Paris, France, and was nominated for the Governor General's Academic Medal by the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music. In 2001, the Canada Council for the Arts (jazzID program) selected and showcased David Braid as one of five important young composers and jazz musicians in Canada. In 2005, he received six nominations at the National Jazz Awards: Acoustic Group of the Year, Album of the Year, Arranger of the Year, Keyboardist of the Year, SOCAN Composer of the Year and Musician of the Year. Braid has performed throughout Canada, Europe, Australia and Japan. His first commission was from the Global Knowledge Foundation to compose a piece to honour Dr. Stephen Hawking's visit to Toronto in 1998. Related Material |