There's only so many ways you can go in jazz with the trumpet. Straight ahead and then a sharp left turn into more experimental improvisation paging (Miles Davis), a technically proficient if somewhat ...

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 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 ...

City Center Bishop Ranch in San Ramon is bringing smooth jazz back to the Bay Area with a free concert series running throughout July. Held in the center’s outdoor plaza, the City Center Smooth Jazz ...