Braxton Cook at Blue Note

The Blue Note presents Braxton Cook on Friday, June 20, at 6:30 and 9 p.m.  Cook is an Emmy Award-winning artist and exciting emerging voice in the jazz world.  He grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland. In 2013, he was selected as a semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition.  In 2015, he graduated from The Juilliard School where he studied jazz composition. While at Juilliard, Cook toured with Grammy Award-nominated trumpeter Christian Scott and became a long-term member in Christian’s band. He has also toured and performed with Christian McBride Big Band, Jon Batiste and Marquis Hills.

Blue Note, 1030 Main St., Napa