Mr. B is considered by his peers and critics alike to be one of the finest living players of classic blues and boogie piano. He has performed worldwide giving audiences a rare chance to hear this once nearly forgotten form. His passionate approach to the music makes these concerts an unforgettable experience. In addition, he has contributed a wealth of new music by composing pieces which often stretch the boundaries of the traditional forms, adding an important new aspect to the lineage of this fabulous form of musical expression. He has recorded 7 albums as a leader, most of which are available on CD.

Live at Kerrytown Concert House
  1. Pinetop's Boogies
  2. When the Saints Go
    Marching In
  3. After Hours
  4. Jimmy's Stuff
  5. Cow-Cow Blues
  6. Honky Tonk Train Blues
  1. Sunnyside of the Street
  2. Vicksburg Blues
  3. Chicago Breakdown
  4. My Babe
  5. St. Louis Blues
Mr. B Live at the Kerrytown Concert House-2002 - This is a solo date and the first since B's BOUNCE in 1984. This set features many of the great standards of the blues and boogie school recorded in front of an audience on a beautiful Steinway model C at the Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor. The Concert House has featured dozens of luminaries from the world of jazz piano, and this recording documents a highlight in their series. Mr. B returns to his roots for straight ahead blues and boogie piano playing at its finest.
 
Highlights From The Fourth Annual Blues Boogies Piano Summit
    Mark "Mr.B" Braun
  1. St. Louis Blues
  2. One Room country Shack
  3. Down The Road Apiece

    4. Ricky Nye
  4. Miss Nancy Pants
  5. Frankie and Johnny
  6. Hi Heel Sneakers
  7. It Comes to Me Naturally
    Carl Sonny Leyland
  1. Rt.666
  2. Witches' Kichen
  3. How Long Blues
  4. Juke Joint Jump

    5. Silvan Zingg
  5. Boogie Woogie Ambassador
  6. Top O' The Pines
  7. Yeh Yeh/Red River Valley
  8. Goodbye Boogie
  9. Outro
Highlights from the Fourth Annual Blues & Boogie Piano Summit-2002- A compilation of material by 4 blues & boogie pianists, Mark Braun [Mr.B] - Ann Arbor, MI., Ricky Nye - Cincinnati, OH., Carl Sonny Leyland - Southampton, England, and Silvan Zingg - Lugano, Switzerland. This Album is an impressive collection work from this extraordinary group of musicians preformed at the Historic Southgate House of Newport, Kentucky.
 
My Sunday Best
  1. My Sunday Best
  2. Deep Excavation
  3. Little Brother
  4. Swanee River Boogie
  5. La Piragua
  6. Blues for a Carpenter
  1. Thunder & Lightning Boogie
  2. When I Lost My Baby
  3. New 44 Blues
  4. Roll 'Em Pete
  5. Deep South Blues
  6. My Sunday Best
MY SUNDAY BEST-1994-This is another trio date with Kurt Krahnke (bass) and Andy Conlin (drums). Also featured prominently is the legendary drummer, Roy Brooks. "The changes in direction serve to literally amaze the listener, taking them through a range of moods and colors that are generally not experienced in such a setting. Truly, in Braun's hands, musical genres are bent into a pervasive whole, with no regard for anything but the purity of intention and the transference of joyous emotion … this is musical empathy at its best. This is not just a case of a local boy making good, this is a statement of a world class musician playing for his hometown fans." Detroit Metro Times Magazine. Recorded live.
 
Blue Ivory
  1. Cow Cow Blues
  2. J.C.'s Blues
  3. Lucky, Lucky Man
  4. Old Time Shuffle
  5. Viper Song
  6. Little Brother
  7. I'm Talkin' About You
  8. Too Smart Too Soon
  1. Thunder & Lightning Boogie
  2. When I Lost My Baby
  3. Finger Snappin' Boogie
  4. Early Morning Blues
  5. Red's Boogie
  6. You Don't Know My Mind
  7. Red's Rhumba
  8. Running the Boogie
BLUE IVORY - 1991 - A compilation of material by 4 boogie pianists, Roosevelt Sykes, Boogie Woogie Red, Henry Gray, and Mr. B. "Four blues pianists tell the truth on this album…. This type of feel may be an endangered species. The most impressive work comes from the youngest of the bunch, one Mr. B. Enjoy it while, or if, you can." Keyboard Magazine
 
Joybox
  1. Rockin' With Red
  2. Circle Blues
  3. My Sunday Best
  4. Deep Excavation
  5. I Never Looked Away From You
  6. Hallelujah Train
  1. Joybox Rocks
  2. The Ray
  3. White Sox
  4. Little Brother
  5. Cornell St.
  6. Hillbilly Holiday
JOYBOX - 1998 - This is a trio date with Paul Keller (bass), and Pete Siers (drums). All material is original. "If it's unadulterated blues piano you're looking for, look no further than the work of Mark Lincoln Braun AKA Mr. B. Braun is a blues pianist and student par excellence, a remarkable musician who is a reminder that blue's piano is a different animal than jazz piano and one with just as many facets. If you're any kind of piano fan, you need to hear this guy." Cadence Magazine
 
Mr. B & The Bird Paradise Orchestra - Hallelujah Train
  1. Hallelujah Train
  2. Brauny
  3. One Room Country Shack
  4. My Sunday Best
  5. Little Brother
  6. Down The Road Apiece
  1. Mardi Gras in New Orleans
  2. Air Mail Special
  3. La Bailarina
  4. Deep Excavation
  5. B's Boogie Woogie
HALLELUJAH TRAIN - 1996 - Mr. B meets the Bird of Paradise Orchestra. This was an exhilarating and challenging collaboration, a mix of original and standard compositions all presented in unique arrangements for a 16 piece band. "From the opening 'Hallelujah Train' to the practically unbelievable 10 minutes of sheer energy in the finale, 'B's Boogie Woogie,' this album kicks out all the stops." - Louisiana Country Magazine. Recorded live.
 
Shining the Pearls
  1. Down the Road Apiece
  2. Thunder & Lightning Boogie
  3. Little Brother
  4. He May be Your Man
  5. I Almost Lost My Mind
  6. Rocket Action
  7. You Don't Know My Mind
  8. Cow Cow Blues
  9. I Can't Sleep
  1. Texas Stomp
  2. J.C.'s Blues
  3. Joybox Rumble
  4. One Room Country Shack
  5. Chicago Breakdown
  6. Wild Women (Don't Have the Blues)
  7. Blues for the Nightowls
  8. Rock Little Baby
SHINING THE PEARLS - 1996, 1998 - This is a diverse collection featuring solos, guitar duets, duets with the great drummer J.C. Heard, small horn groups, and classic Chicago blues divas. "A boogie woogie, jump & blues masterpiece.... It's the blues, it's bad, & it's in high fidelity." - Interview Magazine