Mark Braud (born June 21, 1973) is an American

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and

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, who is a current leader of the

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's New Orleans band, and Mark Braud's Jazz Giants. He has been a sideman for dozens of groups including

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's Original Liberty Jazz Band,

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, and R&B singer

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Biography

Braud began playing up the trumpet at the age of 12. He comes from a long line of New Orleans musicians. He is the grandson of legendary trumpeter John "Picket" Brunious, Sr., and the nephew of jazz trumpeters and Preservation Hall Jazz Band leaders

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and

John Brunious John Brunious Jr. (October 12, 1940 – February 12, 2008) was a jazz trumpeter and a bandleader for the Preservation Hall Jazz Band in New Orleans. Biography The family lived in the Seventh Ward neighborhood of New Orleans. His father, John Bru ...

, Jr.. Braud is also a distant relative of Duke Ellington Orchestra bassist

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and the Santiago family. He began playing the trumpet at age of twelve. He was a student of the

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. He majored in jazz studies at the

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. While studying there, he was chosen for the school's annual European tour. - Mark Braud

Career highlights

* 2010

(Current Member). * 2001 Harry Connick Jr. Big Band (Current Member). * 2002 "One Mo' Time" - Broadway Musical

As leader

- New Orleans Unit. Took over the job from his uncle, trumpeter

. * Mark Braud's Jazz Giants * The Basin Street Brass Band

As sideman

Braud has appeared with numerous artists as a sideman: *

Wynton Marsalis Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, and music instructor, who is currently the artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has been active in promoting classical and jazz music, often to young ...

Harry Connick Jr. Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr. (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, pianist, composer, actor, and former television host. As of 2019, he has sold over 30 million records worldwide. Connick is ranked among the top60 best-selling ma ...

* Lars Edigren

References

External links

Preservation Hall Jazz Band Biography
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