David Braid (born 1975) 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.
Juno Award for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year, Canadian Screen Award for Best Achievement in Music - Original Song, Canadian Screen Award for Best Achievement in Music - Original Score, Ko-Opt, Bowling Alley Boogie, Spirit Dance
Nominations
Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Born to Be Blue
2015
jazz music
China Gate
2011
Documentary
Zhong Guo Men (China Gate)
2011
Documentary music composed by
Compartment
2005/II
Short
Dream Recording
2004
Short
Photographic Fate
2004
TV Short
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Born to Be Blue
2015
arranger: "Let's Get Lost", "Summertime", "A Small Hotel", "Over the Rainbow", "My Funny Valentine", "I've Never Been in Love Before", "Born to Be Blue" / performer: "Let's Get Lost", "Ko-Opt", "Bowling Alley Boogie Take 4", "Once Away", "Bowling Alley Boogie Take 1", "Summertime", "Tequila Earworm", "A Small Hotel", "Could Have Been", "Over the Rainbow", "My Funny Valentine", "I've Never Been in Love Before", "Born to Be Blue" / writer: "Ko-Opt", "Bowling Alley Boogie Take 4", "Once Away", "Bow
Frankie & Alice
2010
performer: "Whisky Reflections", "Oz on the Clock", "A Perfect Cadence"
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure
2011
Video
Pianist (uncredited)
Dream Recording
2004
Short
Pianist
Photographic Fate
2004
TV Short
Pianist
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Born to Be Blue
2015
musician: jazz piano / bandleader / musician: score performer
$19 Million
