Like the dawn of a new day, this collective of musicians uplift with instrumentals that are bright and pleasant as the sun. Enter the Golden Hour of your life with the sounds of Bryan Watson, Bob James, Remi Cormier, Joel Schnaper & Braxton Cook. "Golden Hour", "Smoke Signals" and "Jenny" each offer a unique expression of music that is sure to warm your heart. Although each band present their own musical identity, the goal is similar of taking your mind far and beyond. The horn leads the way on each song which serves as a soundtrack fit for an awakening and invigoration of the human spirit.

Let this one-of-a-kind talent light your fire with his jazzy and soulful vibe in a musical ode to love. "All That I Want" demonstrates the dual ability of Braxton Cook as he explores the heart with vocals and sax. The result is a soothing groove delivered by a musician with a remarkable sonic identity. From Braxton's 2020 album "Fire Sign".

"Since graduating from The Juilliard School, Braxton has continued to tour with Christian Scott’s group as well as tour nationally and internationally with other groups such as The New Century Jazz Quintet, Ulysses Owens Quintet and Tomohiro Miro Quartet. In
addition, Braxton Cook and his newly formed band The N.E.W. will be touring nationally as well to support the release of his upcoming album, "Somewhere in Between."

"Somewhere in Between" is set to release early 2017, and will feature Braxton’s saxophone playing as well as his singing and songwriting. The over-arching concept behind this album is the importance of finding your own lane musically and artistically, and then trusting in it. It's about discovering yourself and not conforming to the pressures around us.

Braxton’s sound and musical identity has always been in between the Soul music that he was raised on and the Jazz that he has studied and grown to love. This album serves as inspiration to artists and people in all walks of life to embrace their uniqueness and own it." - BRIC TV

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As a protege of Christian Scott and collaborator with numerous Jazz heavyweights such as Wynton Marsalis and Jon Batiste, Braxton Cook commands the saxophone with a smooth tone and passionate performance which evokes the essence of Coltrane. Mellow out to this meeting of rising stars in Jazz as Braxton's sax meets the pleasant groove of Butcher Brown on their 2015 collaborative LP.

As a young emerging saxophonist, Braxton Cook has already garnered several honors and accolades. While in high school, he had been honored to be one of 30 other high school musicians selected from a nationwide competition to participate in the 2009 Grammy Jazz ensemble, held during the same week as the Grammy Awards. Braxton had also been accepted into the Vail Jazz Workshop, a select group of musicians nationwide, where he studied with Jeff Clayton, John Clayton, Bill Cunliffe, Terrell Stafford and Lewis Nash. Shortly thereafter, he won a Gold medal in the 2009 National ACT-SO competition sponsored by the NAACP. During his freshman year at Georgetown University, Braxton was selected as NFAA's 2010 YoungARTS Finalist and participated in a fully-paid expense week in Miami, Florida with 150 other Finalists. While there, he received the Silver Medal and was selected to participate in another YoungARTS week in New York with other Silver and Gold Medalists.


In the Fall of 2011, Braxton had transferred from Georgetown University, where he studied English, to the prestigious Juilliard School on the Illinois Jacquet Scholarship to hone his skills as a jazz saxophonist. Since his transition, he has been fortunate to share the stage with Wynton Marsalis, Jon Batiste and Christian Scott. Most recently, Braxton has become the newest member of trumpeter Christian Scott's band. He has toured nationally with his group and in the Fall of 2012 went on a 3 week international tour with the Christian Scott Sextet as well. This allowed him to see the world for the fist time and gave him an invaluable learning experience. In the Summer of 2013 Braxton was selected as a semifinalist in the International Thelonious Monk Saxophone Competition where he competed for a twenty five thousand dollar cash prize and a record contract with Concord Music. In his remaining years at The Juilliard School, Braxton will continue to study music privately with Ron Blake and Steve Wilson. In addition, he hopes to continue performing regularly with the Christian Scott Sextet as well as his with his own group.

For more information, please visit www.braxtoncook.com

Braxton Cook - Alto Saxophone
Samora Pinderhughes - Fender Rhodes
Chris Smith - Acoustic Bass
Corey Fonville - Drums