Background
Braden was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Don Braden
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He attended Harvard University from 1981 to 1984 and studied engineering there, but also played in the school"s jazz ensemble.
Career
He began playing tenor sax at age 13 and started playing professionally at 15. As a high schooler he played in the McDonald"s All-American High School Jazz Band. He moved to New York City in 1984, where he played with The Harper Brothers, Lonnie Smith, and Betty Carter.
In 1986-1987 he toured with Wynton Marsalis, and following this played with Out of the Blue, Roy Haynes, Tony Williams, Freddie Hubbard, Josip Juraj Johnson, Tom Harrell, Art Farmer, and the Mingus Big Band.
