Don Braden Upcoming Performances

(As of April 10, 2026)

2026

• April 10: Regattabar, Charles Hotel, Cambridge, MA - DB with the Laszlo Gardony Quartet.

• April 11: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA - Spring Jazz Concert featuring Stefon Harris and Don with the Harvard Alumni Jazz Band’s 20th Anniversary Celebration.

• April 27: Blue Note Jazz Club, NYC - Don with John Lee and the Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars.

• May 9: Jazz on Main, Mt. Kisco, NY - Don with the Charlie Porter Quintet

• May 15, 9 & 10:30pm: Small’s Jazz Club NYC - Don featured with the Freddie Bryant Quartet.

• May 21: Tavern on George, New Brunswick, NJ - Don Braden Quartet with Don on tenor sax & flute, Miki Hayama (piano), Ryan Berg (bass), and Jeremy Warren (drums).

• May 22-23, 6 & 7:30pm: Small’s Jazz Club NYC - Don Braden Quartet with Don on tenor sax & flute, Miki Hayama (piano), Ryan Berg/Kenny Davis (bass), and Jeremy Warren (drums).

• May 30: House Concert - Woudrichem, The Netherlands - The Trio of Liberty with Don on tenor sax & flute, Joris Teepe on bass, and Steve Altenberg on drums.

• May 31: ‘Plofhuis7’: Fort Uitermeer - Weesp, The Netherlands - The Trio of Liberty with Don on tenor sax & flute, Joris Teepe on bass, and Steve Altenberg on drums.

• June 1-5: Faculty Assignment - Prins Claus Conservatoire, Groningen, the Netherlands.

• June 3: De Oosterpoort - Groningen, The Netherlands - The Trio of Liberty with Don on tenor sax and flute, Joris Teepe on bass, and Steve Altenberg on drums.

• June 5: Tivoli Vredenburg - Utrecht, The Netherlands - Zoë de Priester Trio with Zoë de Priester - vocals, Enrico Le Noci - guitar, Joris Teepe - bass (with guest Don Braden - tenor sax & flute)

• June 6: Casablanca (Red Light Jazz Festival) - Amsterdam, The Netherlands - The Trio of Liberty with Don on tenor sax & flute, Joris Teepe on bass, and Steve Altenberg on drums.

• June 7: Jazzcafé Miles - Amersfoort, The Netherlands - Zoë de Priester Trio with Zoë de Priester - vocals, Enrico Le Noci - guitar, Joris Teepe - bass (with guest Don Braden - tenor sax & flute).

• June 8: Kulturhaus - Kehl am Rhein, Germany - Joris Teepe/Don Braden Quartet with Joris Teepe - bass, Don Braden - tenor sax & flute, Stefan Sirbu - piano, Steve Altenberg - drums.

• June 9: Quai de Scène - Strasbourg, France - Joris Teepe/Don Braden Quartet with Joris Teepe - bass, Don Braden - tenor sax & flute, Stefan Sirbu - piano, Steve Altenberg - drums.

• June 10: IG-Jazz, Restaurant Cafe Tresor im Weber-Park - Goppingen, Germany - Joris Teepe/Don Braden Quartet with Joris Teepe - bass, Don Braden - tenor sax & flute, Stefan Sirbu - piano, Steve Altenberg - drums.

• June 14-19: Don is proud to be the Music Director of the 10h Annual Texas Jazz and Blues Camp, featuring instruction by trombonist Andre Hayward, guitarist Jay Leach, saxophonist Ponder East and many others.

• June 19: Austin, TX - St. Stephens Episcopal School - Juneteenth Celebration with Don Braden and others.

• June 28 - July 24: Don Braden is proud to be Music Director of the Litchfield Jazz Camp, which is available for attendance any or all weeks in this 4 week time frame. E-mail info@litchfieldjazzfest.com or call (860)361-6285 for more info.

• July 24: The Litchfield Jazz Festival, Frederick Gunn School, Washington, CT - Don leading the Litchfield Jazz Fest Faculty Dectet.

• August 8: Berkshires Jazz Festival - Don Braden Quartet with Don on tenor sax & flute, Miki Hayama (piano), Kenny Davis (bass), and Jeremy Warren (drums).

• April 11-16: Blue Note Jazz Club, NYC - Don with John Lee and the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band.

Don Braden Performing Ensembles:

- Don Braden Quartet: Miki Hayama/Art Hirahara - piano, Kenny Davis/Joris Teepe - bass, Jeremy Warren - drums

- Trio of Liberty: Joris Teepe - bass, Gene Jackson, Matt Willson, Jeff Watts, Louis Hayes, Mike Clark, Winard Harper, or Steve Johns - drums

- Don Braden Organix Group: Kyle Koehler - Hammond Organ, Dave Stryker - guitar, Cecil Brooks III - drums

- Don Braden Organix Group featuring Vanessa Rubin: Vanessa Rubin - vocals, Kyle Koehler - Hammond Organ, Dave Stryker - guitar, Cecil Brooks III - drums

- Big Fun(k): Karl Latham - drums, Oscar Perez - keyboards, Gary Foote/Calvin Jones/Chulo Gatewood - bass

- Braden/Rapp Project: Mark Rapp - trumpet, Art Hirahara - piano, Joris Teepe - bass, Alvin Atkinson - drums

- Contemporary Standards Ensemble (various musicians on trumpet, trombone, piano, bass and drums)

Don Braden as a Special Guest -- With his extensive high-level Jazz experience, positive energy, excitement and musicality, Braden is an outstanding guest soloist for any kind of ensemble. He's great with young people and pros alike. He has over 25 big band charts at various levels available, six pieces for full symphonic orchestra (with Jazz quartet), and over 100 small group compositions & arrangements.