Rick Braun

Rick Braun: Around The Horn

by Jeff Winbush
April 16, 2017

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 rigid traditionalist (Wynton Marsalis) or become a tasty, if unmemorable ingredient in the smooth jazz gumbo (Chuck Mangione). These are the career choices Rick Braun may have faced at one time. He chose to go the path of least resistance and play it safe and ...

Rick Braun: can you feel it

by Walter Atkins
April 6, 2015

Celebrated trumpeter Rick Braun's release can you feel it is aptly titled. The veteran purveyor of the smooth jazz sound does not disappoint on his latest offering. Some of Braun's musical friends on this eleven song collection include: Brian Culbertson-piano, Euge Goove-tenor sax, Jeff Lorber-keyboards and guitar, Dave Koz-tenor sax, and Nate Phillips-bass. In typical Braun fashion, the entire record production is clean and at a high standard. The title and first track “Feel It" has ...

Rick Braun / Richard Elliot: RnR

by Susan Lozinak
November 24, 2007

What happens when you take two powerhouse smooth jazz artists and put them together on one album? You not only get a double dose of hot funk and cool vibes, but also steamy Latin rhythms oozing with sex appeal, making its many textures a delight to the all the senses. On RnR, trumpeter Rick Braun and saxman Richard Elliot sizzle as they deliver all the goods on this outstanding collaboration.

The twelve original songs on RnR were written ...

Rick Braun: Kisses in the Rain

by Dave Hughes
April 1, 2001

Rick Braun is in high demand these days, both as a trumpeter and a producer - he certainly has his thumb on the pulse of today's adult contemporary music. His solo debut on Warner Brother, hot on the heels of last year's successful collaboration with Boney James on Shake It Up , should further extend his mastery of the idiom.

The first four tunes are the most jazz-oriented and satisfying; they come complete with catchy melodies, infectious live rhythms, and ...

Rick Braun Dances To The Top Of The Billboard Chart

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
July 8, 2014

The jazz-funk trumpeter’s “Can You Feel It” album hits the streets as the rapidly rising “Get Up And Dance” is ready to sashay off with the No. 1 singles crown. Sherman Oaks, CA: Back with his first contemporary jazz foray in five years, trumpeter Rick Braun appears to be wasting no time in his quest to add more No. 1 hits to his burgeoning catalogue of chart-toppers. “Get Up And Dance,” his fun-filled frolic with sax sensation Dave Koz that ...
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Rick Braun Feels Like Getting Up And Dancing

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
May 29, 2014

Chart-topping trumpeter returns July 8 with “Can You Feel It,” his first contemporary jazz album in five years; “Get Up and Dance” starts the party at radio Sherman Oaks, CA: It’s been five years since trumpeter-flugelhorn player Rick Braun released an album full of the funky R&B contemporary jazz grooves that made him one of the genre’s most consistent hitmakers over the past twenty years, but the award-winning musician, producer and songwriter returns to his signature sound July 8 with ...
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Rick Braun Trumpets The Holidays

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
October 9, 2012

“Swingin’ In The Snow” showcases a stellar cast on timeless seasonal classics with album sales benefiting the Autism Society of America Sherman Oaks, CA: As cool as a winter’s eve, as warm as a holiday dinner with loved ones, and as beautiful as an exquisitely ornamented Christmas tree , Rick Braun’s “Swingin’ In The Snow” is a celebration of “the most wonderful time of the year” featuring some of the contemporary jazz star’s talented friends. Braun produced the elegant 11-song ...
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Jazz This Week: Kevin Eubanks, Keyon Harrold, RNR with Rick Braun and Richard Elliot, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
July 28, 2010

This week's schedule of jazz and creative music in St. Louis is atypically busy for this time of year, but rather than complain about a surfeit of potential choices, let's go to the highlights:On Thursday, guitarist Kevin Eubanks, back on the road playing jazz again after wrapping up a long stint as bandleader on NBC's Tonight Show, performs at the Casino Queen.Also on Thursday, guitarist Chris Burchett does a free concert for the Jazz at Holmes ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: RNR with Rick Braun and Richard Elliot

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
July 18, 2010

This week, let's check out a sampling of clips featuring trumpeter Rick Braun and saxophonist Richard Elliot, who are coming to St. Louis on Friday, July 30 to perform at the Pageant.Braun and Elliot are longtime friends and collaborators who had enjoyed successful solo careers before teaming up in 2007 under the handle RnR (sometimes written as “RNR" or even “R 'n R"). However you spell it, the duo's funk ...
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Notes from the Net: More Miles Davis News; a New Solo CD from Rick Braun; NEA Names 2010 Jazz Masters; and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
May 27, 2009

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, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest:* Though we've had a couple of Miles Davis-related items already during his ...
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Jazz This Week: Peter White with Rick Braun and Mindy Abair, Jeremy Davenport, Denise Thimes, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 29, 2008

The Thanksgiving holiday means a somewhat reduced level of activity on local concert stages (and a holiday posting schedule here at StLJN) but there are still some noteworthy jazz and creative music events happening in St. Louis this weekend:Let's start with trumpeter, singer and St. Louis native Jeremy Davenport (pictured), who returns home from New Orleans to perform at Jazz at the Bistro on Friday and Saturday, plus a matinee on Sunday to benefit PAN CAN, the Pancreatic ...
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Rick Braun & Richard Elliott @ The Keswick Theatre

Source: All About Jazz
July 30, 2008

Rick Braun & Richard Elliott KESWICK THEATRE 291 Keswick Ave., Glenside, PA THURS., AUG. 21, 8:00 PM

Tickets on sale now

RICK BRAUN & RICHARD ELLIOT's RnR - the smooth jazz CD release of 2007 becomes the can't miss concert of 2008 as two of the world's favorite smooth jazz artists unite at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside on Thurs., Aug. 21 @ 8:00 PM.

With 24 solo albums between them and a massive ...
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A Peter White Christmas with Rick Braun & Mindi Abair at the Keswick Theatre on December 5, 2007

Source: All About Jazz
November 8, 2007

Three of the world's top smooth jazz artists deck the Keswick halls for a special holiday concert, A PETER WHITE CHRISTMAS featuring the ace guitarist along with trumpeter RICK BRAUN and saxophonist MINDI ABAIR at Glenside's Keswick Theatre on Wed., Dec. 5 @ 8 PM.

Welcomed by Smooth Jazz 97.5 WJJZ, attendees are respectfully requested to bring gently-used, cleaned coats for all ages to benefit Salvation Army thrift stores. The gift of a new coat for a child under age ...
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Rick Braun & Richard Elliot's R n R Scores the #1 Album and #1 Single

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
September 8, 2007

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 Billboard's contemporary jazz album chart. R n R, the highly-anticipated collaboration between the soul-jazz luminaries that is certain to be the album event of the year in contemporary jazz, was released last week (August 28) by the ARTizen Music Group. This week, the title track captured ...
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