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Braxton and I explored the complexities of achieving balance while realizing your wildest dreams. This word, "balance" has become a dirty word for those of us who are self-described super creatives. We often forget how important it is to maintain balance throughout our daily lives due to our insatiable apatite to breathe life into our art. Braxton outlines some of the challenges of creating sounds that reach backward whilst also looking forward, and always acknowledging the present. Today you will get a birds-eye view into the world of one the most prolific creatives of our generation.

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Bio:
Braxton Cook is one of this generation’s most exciting emerging voices in the jazz world. Not only does he exhibit world-class virtuosity on the alto saxophone but he is also a uniquely talented vocalist and songwriter whose sound blends Jazz, Soul, R&B, and Alternative rock into a fresh new sound he calls Jazz Future Soul. Braxton graduated from The Juilliard School in 2015.
Braxton was named a semi-finalist in the 2013 Thelonious
Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition. Since then,
Braxton has spent the past 5 years touring the world with
Grammy Award-nominated trumpeter Christian Scott,
Christian McBride and Marquis Hill among others. During his
time as a student at The Juilliard School, Braxton released his
debut EP Sketch (2014) and sophomore release Braxton Cook
Meets Brown (2015) launching his solo career and bringing
him festivals and venues across the country. In April of 2017,
Braxton released his debut album Somewhere in
Between, which allowed Braxton to tour both nationally and
internationally to the U.K as well as Japan.
In less than a year, Somewhere in Between as well as
the Somewhere in Between Remix album has amassed millions
of streams and downloads on Spotify and Apple Music and has
been praised by peers, musicians and critics alike. Saint
Heron noted Cook’s demonstration of “unmatched flexibility by
merging multiple genres into an ardent, passionate and soul-
filled project.” In 2017, Fader Magazine called Braxton Cook a
“Jazz Marvel” and “Jazz Prodigy.” The 2018 June Issue of Ebony
Magazine listed Braxton as Top Five Jazz Artist To Watch
(alongside Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington, Butcher
Brown, and Kris Bowers).
Braxton has worked alongside Solange Knowles and even contracted the horn players involved in her live shows at the
Guggenheim, Radio City Music Hall, Afro Punk Festival, Panorama Festival, and Made in America Festival. Most recently, Braxton was featured on Tom Misch’s 2018 U.S. Domestic Tour which started with a 2 performances at Coachella and culminated with a very special Tiny Desk performance.
Braxton is now working on his next project entitled “No Doubt” which is set to release Fall of 2018. He embarks on his first international headlining tour in the Fall of 2018 to support the project.