*“It’s kind-of that time,” said Jazz trumpeter Rick Braun about the October release of his “It’s Christmas” (Brauntosoarus Music) album when I asked. “I recorded it during the hottest days,” the ...

The American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation announced this week that trumpet maestro Rick Braun will entertain guests at its Lead with Vision Induction Celebration on Oct. 14 during the High ...

*“Philippe is a dear friend…I met him through Jeff Golub. He would play in my band. He wrote the title cut,” said Trumpeter Rick Braun, a Soul Train Award nominee, when asked about featured musicians ...

Trumpet and flugelhorn master Rick Braun is bringing his smooth jazz sounds to Las Vegas for a special performance at Chrome Showroom at Santa Fe Station on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 8 p.m. Tickets ...

The Reading Pops Orchestra will celebrate 50 years of music making with a special guest, jazz trumpeter/vocalist Rick Braun, in “The Music of Sinatra,” Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Miller Center for the ...

The 30th annual Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest will emphasize nostalgia with 10 days of jazz by artists who have built a huge following over their years with the festival, as well as friendships with each ...

Rick Braun could afford to celebrate his birthday just about anywhere in the world with the success he has had as a smooth jazz trumpeter. • Last year he chose Tucson. • For his 53rd, Braun packed his ...

BUFFALO -- Trumpeter Rick Braun brings his melodic smooth jazz sounds to Rockwell Hall on Friday for an 8 p.m. concert at Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Ave. Braun is considered by many the ...

Rick Braun knows how to get a crowd rockin'. He's an entertainer that's spent lots of time on the road, backing up everybody from Rod Stewart to WAR to Sade. As a trumpet player, he's got ...

A pair of #1s for a pair of soul-jazz stars The horn-powered heat wave of funk and contemporary jazz generated by trumpeter Rick Braun and saxman Richard Elliot registered a blistering hot #1 on ...

Rick Braun, the Allentown native smooth-jazz trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist who is among the genre’s elite, recently raised nearly $100,000 with his annual river cruise for fans, and has donated ...