Emily Braden Featuring Joe Block at South Jazz Club

Big, bad beauty from Boise, Idaho, Emily Braden covers a lot of ground.  Whether she’s fronting an genre-defying orchestra or leading a world-class trio in the heart of Manhattan, Braden has the innate ability to win the heart of any audience with her powerhouse vocals and striking stage presence. 

Winner of New York City’s prestigious "Best of the Best" Jazzmobile Vocal Competition, Braden’s signature sound is an effortless blend of jazz and soul. Her debut album Soul Walk is composed of high-energy originals and "flipped-out" jazz standards.  Producer Misha Piatigorsky says, “As a singer, Emily has no boundaries. She gives me goose bumps.”

Braden has performed at notable NYC venues such as the Blue Note Jazz Club (Late Night Groove Series), Birdland Jazz Club, le poisson rouge, BAMCafe and as well as on international festival circuits. East coast residencies include Richard Bona’s Club Bonafide and Minton's Playhouse in Harlem, the original home of bebop....

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Big, bad beauty from Boise, Idaho, Emily Braden covers a lot of ground.  Whether she’s fronting an genre-defying orchestra or leading a world-class trio in the heart of Manhattan, Braden has the innate ability to win the heart of any audience with her powerhouse vocals and striking stage presence. 

Winner of New York City’s prestigious "Best of the Best" Jazzmobile Vocal Competition, Braden’s signature sound is an effortless blend of jazz and soul. Her debut album Soul Walk is composed of high-energy originals and "flipped-out" jazz standards.  Producer Misha Piatigorsky says, “As a singer, Emily has no boundaries. She gives me goose bumps.”

Braden has performed at notable NYC venues such as the Blue Note Jazz Club (Late Night Groove Series), Birdland Jazz Club, le poisson rouge, BAMCafe and as well as on international festival circuits. East coast residencies include Richard Bona’s Club Bonafide and Minton's Playhouse in Harlem, the original home of bebop.

Braden is joined by Philadelphia pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader Joe Block. Joe has worked and played with a list of many esteemed artists including Wynton Marsalis, Jaleel Shaw, Terell Stafford, Joe Farnsworth, Tim Warfield, Hannibal Lokumbe, Don Sickler, and Byron Landham.

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