Composer and Pianist, David Braid is a Steinway Artist, Composer-in-Residence for both Sinfonia UK Collective, and the International Music Festival Casalmaggiore (Italy), and an Adjunct Professor at the Danish National Academy of Music. Described as: "brilliant" (Montreal Gazette), "enchanting" (The Age, Australia), "une force poétique" (Le Soleil) and "hauntingly beautiful." (The Globe & Mail), his compositions have been performed throughout the UK, Europe, Russia, Central Asia, China, Japan, Australia, and Canada. Hailed in the Canadian press as "one of his country’s true renaissance men when it comes to music" (The Ottawa Citizen), composer and jazz pianist, David Braid is a nine-time nominee, and four-time winner of Canada's highest music prize (Juno Award). After first emerging as a prominent jazz musician, his first classical composition was Juno-nominated for Classical Album of the year. His first film score won two Canadian Screen Awards for Best Original Score, and Best Original Song; and a composition from his second film score (Delia’s Gone) was nominated for Best Original Song. His arrangements and compositions were an integral part of the Chet Baker-inspired film, "Born to Be Blue" and praised by The Times, UK: “The Canadian pianist, David Braid, assembles a concise mix of standards and originals, all given a contemporary patina without sacrificing period authenticity."