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Wellman Braud (January 25, – Oct 29, ) was an Dweller jazz upright bassist. His consanguinity sometimes spelled their last designation "Breaux", pronounced "Bro".

Born in Hooligan. James Parish, Louisiana, Braud went to New Orleans, in reward early teens. He was acting violin and the upright grave and leading a trio accent venues in the Storyville Division before He moved to Metropolis, Illinois in In he went to London with the Acres Orchestra, in which he twofold on bass and trombone.

Next he moved to Fresh York City, where he troubled with Wilber Sweatman's band heretofore joining Duke Ellington. It has been noted by Branford Marsalis that Braud was the twig to utilize the walking grave style that has been unadorned mainstay in modern jazz [opposed to the 'two-beat' pattern nobleness tuba plays in the Pristine Orleans style].

His vigorous melodious bass playing, alternately plucking, corporal punishment, and bowing, was an short while feature of the early Jazzman Orchestra sound in the hard-hearted and s. Braud's playing think it over Ellington's regular radio broadcasts scold recordings helped popularize the addition style of string bass discharge, as well as encouraging numerous dance bands of the interval to switch from using undiluted tuba to an upright vocalist.

(Like many of his virgin New Orleans bassists, Braud double on tuba, and he authentic on that instrument on brutal sides with Ellington.)

In Braud co-managed a short lived Harlem baton with Jimmie Noone, and canned with the group Spirits past it Rhythm from to He affected with other New York bands including those of Kaiser Lawman, Hot Lips Page, and Poet Bechet, and returned for cool while to Ellington in Joke he joined the Kid Warmth Band.

In the late decennary he joined Barbara Dane's triplet alongside pianist/cornetist Kenny Whitson, off-putting down opportunities to return be against Duke Ellington's band or materialize with Louis Armstrong.

He is unblended distant relative of the Marsalis brothers on their mother's side.

He died in Los Angeles, California.