「爵士大提琴真正的本質是：律動感」

無論是與自己的Deep Strings樂團、爵士三重奏，或是以獨奏家身分演出、史蒂芬·布勞恩都是一位讓觀眾驚豔的大提琴家。他非凡的演奏技巧、節奏的複雜度和旋律的獨創性，展現了二十一世紀全新的大提琴演奏面貌。

史蒂芬曾與Melody Gardot, Nils Landgren, Gil Goldstein, Chris Hinze, Don Thomson, Till Broenner, Giora Feidman, Kristjan Randalu，以及辛辛那提當代爵士管弦樂團( CCJO)與德國爵士大樂團NDR Bigband等合作演出。他曾贏得布加勒斯特國際爵士比賽首獎，並受邀在世界各地的音樂節和音樂廳演出，如維也納國家歌劇院、阿姆斯特丹音樂廳、巴黎奧林匹亞音樂廳、芬蘭波里爵士音樂節、多倫多爵士音樂節、波士頓New Directions大提琴音樂節、德國Cello Akademie Rutesheim音樂節、鹿特丹北海爵士音樂節、義大利翁布里亞爵士音樂節與蒙特婁爵士音樂節。

他現居於柏林，目前任教於德國的漢諾威音樂戲劇與媒體學院、柏林漢斯·艾斯勒音樂學院，以及柏林爵士樂學院。

Stephan Braun is a cellist who surprises the audience, whether with his band deep strings, his jazz trio or as a soloist. Extraordinary playing techniques, rhythmic sophistication and melodic ingenuity show a completely new type of cello playing of the 21st century.

Stephan worked together with artists like Melody Gardot, Nils Landgren, Gil Goldstein, Chris Hinze, Don Thomson, Till Broenner, Giora Feidman, Kristjan Randalu, the CCJO and the NDR Bigband. He won the 1st price of the International Jazz Competition in Bucharest and played worldwide at festivals and concert halls, like Vienna Opera House, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Paris Olympia Theatre, Pori Jazz Festival, Toronto Jazz Festival, New Directions Cello Festival Boston, Cello Akademie Rutesheim, North Sea Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz Festival and Montreal Jazz Festival.

He is teaching at the "Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler" in Berlin and at the "Anton Bruckner Privat University" in Linz. He currently resides in Berlin.