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Short biography

Woody Braun is a Paris saxophonist, singer, DJ and producer. He is the original sax player of French funk band Malka Family and has been part of the Funky French League collective since 2018. He has remixed Françoise Hardy, Sheila and Véronique Sanson, and releases disco, funk and R&B edits on Bandcamp.

Long biography

Woody Braun is the original saxophonist of Malka Family, the French funk band he also sings and writes for. With the band he toured widely and shared stages with George Clinton, Daft Punk, INXS, Roy Ayers, Beck, NTM, MC Solaar and Vanessa Paradis. Malka Family came back in 2018 with a new LP.

As a session saxophonist he has recorded with DJ Dee Nasty, NTM, Les Rita Mitsouko, Sidney and Bob Sinclar. As a DJ he plays disco, funk, hip-hop and afro-latin records, and has played most Paris clubs, among them Rex Club, Bataclan, Nuits Fauves, Favela Chic, Wanderlust and Bus Palladium, as well as Tel Aviv, Malmö, Mancora and Formentera.

Since 2018 he has been a member of Funky French League, the Paris collective of DJs, producers and musicians. He has remixed Françoise Hardy, Sheila and Véronique Sanson, and releases his own records and dancefloor edits on Bandcamp.

Facts

  1. Based inParis, France
  2. PlaysSaxophone, voice, DJ sets
  3. BandMalka Family, original member
  4. CollectiveFunky French League, since 2018
  5. StylesDisco, funk, hip-hop, R&B, afro-latin
  6. Bookingwoodybraun@hotmail.com

Photos

Photo: Fabrizio Corveddu

Woody Braun on the phone at a desk, in a cream suit and blue cap, in front of a palm-tree sunset mural
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Woody Braun on the phone, palm trees at sunset behind him
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Contact

woodybraun@hotmail.com