Performances
Bragg has been involved with many bands throughout his time as a professional percussionist. He has recorded albums with the Now People, The Quarter After, Cloud Eleven, The Mello Cads, Keven Kane (The Grapes Of Wrath), Andrew Sandoval and most notably The Mockers. Bragg has also garnered three tours of Spain with The Mockers in 2002, 2005 and 2007. A documentary about The Mockers and the American dream is in the works with a 2008 release in mind. 2008 brought Bragg back to Carnegie Hall as the house percussionist for Sting and Trudy's annual rainforest benefit. Performers included Sting, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Brian Wilson and John Sebastian. The house band included Narada Michael Walden, Larry Carlton, Will Lee, and the late Hiram Bullock. In 2009, Bragg produced the album "Tangle Free World" for singer/songwriter Anny Celsi. Bragg also toured the UK and Europe with Celsi in 2010 and 2011, where the duo was augmented by guest musicians including Roland Wolff, Duncan Maitland and Richard Snow.
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