Rick Braun News

I'm still in a bit of a post-Thanksgiving daze but there's a bunch of stuff happening.

Concerts for good causes are not news, but the upcoming jazz program headlined by Jeff Golub and Rick Braun caught our attention for several reasons.

Michael Buble, Sophie Milman, Jesse Cook, Four80East, Darren Rahn and Alexander Zonjic are among nominees for the sixth annual Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards just announced.

Trumpeter Rick Braun is one of today's top "smooth jazz" musicians. But fans are sometimes surprised to learn that he first made a name for himself in the pop world.

A native of Allentown, Pennsylvania, trumpeter Rick Braun first surfaced as a member of the jazz-fusion outfit Auracle, formed while he was a student at the prestigious Eastman School of Music.

The Grammy-winning saxophonist will join forces with the tour's original cast--trumpeter Rick Braun, pianist David Benoit, guitarist Peter White and keyboardist Brenda Russell--for the trek, which begins Nov.

Jazz Attack features trumpeter Rick Braun who has toured and performed with stars from Rickie Lee Jones to Tom Petty.

A free Salute to the Troops Concert is scheduled for 7 p.m., Aug. 14 in Maxwell's Air Park.

Jazz Attack features trumpeter Rick Braun who has toured and performed with stars from Rickie Lee Jones to Tom Petty.

The dog days of summer are upon us: a time for impromptu barbecues, lazy afternoons on the beach and in one Southland city, a fine tradition for musical fusion.

This week's jazz podcast will begin with some funk as Pittsburgh native and Berkleee graduate, Ritchie Goods thumps his bass to Herbie Hancock's fusion piece, "Palm Grease". Following that, Rick Braun brings a cut from his latest, All It Takes , called, "I Got Your Back", co-produced by Phillipe Saisse.

Dependent on urban R&B beats, Braun can only marginally be called jazz, but does own an appeal to the smooth music crowd that this produced recording will only reinforce.

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.

Here's the schedule for Sunday's Preserve Jazz Festival in Hoover. Gates open at 2 p.m.; trumpeter Joey Sommerville will be the emcee.

Notes from the Net: More Miles Davis news; a new solo CD from Rick Braun; NEA names 2010 Jazz Masters; and more Though it's a bit smaller than usual, thanks to some slow news days over the holiday weekend and a still somewhat-gimpy computer here at StLJN HQ, here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, ...

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