Rick Braun
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Rick Braun is a smooth jazz
Smooth jazz
Smooth jazz is a genre of music that grew out of jazz fusion and is influenced by R&B, funk, rock, and pop music styles ....

 trumpet
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...

 player.

Before embarking on a solo career, Braun got his start by playing in several bands, including guitarist Jeff Golub
Jeff Golub
Jeff Golub is an American jazz guitarist.- Biography :Jeff Golub is a contemporary jazz guitarist with 11 solo albums and 3 CD's as the leader of the instrumental band "Avenue Blue"...

's Avenue Blue. He also collaborated with saxophonist Boney James
Boney James
Boney James, is a saxophonist, songwriter and producer who popularized urban jazz...

 on a remake of the Hugh Masekela
Hugh Masekela
Hugh Ramopolo Masekela is a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, and singer.-Early life:Masekela was born in Kwa-Guqa Township, Witbank, South Africa. He began singing and playing piano as a child...

's "Grazin' in the Grass." In addition to his solo career, Braun also plays in the band BWB
BWB (band)
Brown-Whalum-Braun, better known as BWB, is a jazz band that is named after its three members: guitarist Norman Brown, saxophonist Kirk Whalum, and trumpeter Rick Braun.- Session :...

, with saxophonist Kirk Whalum
Kirk Whalum
Kirk Whalum is an American smooth jazz saxophonist and songwriter. He toured as Whitney Houston's opening act for several years. Whalum has also recorded a series of well received solo albums and film soundtracks, with music ranging from pop to R&B to smooth jazz...

 and guitarist Norman Brown
Norman Brown (guitarist)
Norman Brown is a smooth jazz guitarist & singer, often compared to his contemporary George Benson.-Overview:...

. In 2005, he and saxophonist Richard Elliot
Richard Elliot
Richard Elliot is a Scottish-born saxophone player.He was a member of the funk band Tower of Power playing tenor sax for 5 years during the 1980s. He also worked on Stacy Lattisaw's 1986 album "Take Me All The Way". His solo career took off when he remade the Percy Sledge classic "When a Man...

 co-founded ARTizen Music Group (now known as Artistry Music).

Albums

Titles Year Label
"Intimate Secrets" 1992 Mesa/Bluemoon
"Night Walk" 1994 Mesa/Bluemoon
"Christmas Present: Music of Warmth & Celebration" 1994 Atlantic/Wea
"Beat Street" 1995 Mesa/Bluemoon
"Body and Soul" 1997 Mesa/Bluemoon
"Full Stride" 1998 Mesa/Bluemoon
"Best of Rick Braun" 1999 Atlantic
"Shake It Up" (with Boney James
Boney James
Boney James, is a saxophonist, songwriter and producer who popularized urban jazz...

)
2000 Warner Bros.
"Kisses in the Rain" 2001 Warner Bros.
"Esperanto" 2003 Warner Bros.
"Sessions: Volume 1" 2004→2006 Artizen
"Yours Truly" 2005 Artizen
"R n R" (with Richard Elliot
Richard Elliot
Richard Elliot is a Scottish-born saxophone player.He was a member of the funk band Tower of Power playing tenor sax for 5 years during the 1980s. He also worked on Stacy Lattisaw's 1986 album "Take Me All The Way". His solo career took off when he remade the Percy Sledge classic "When a Man...

)
2007 Artizen
"Peter White Christmas with Mindi Abair and Rick Braun" (Peter White
Peter White (musician)
Peter White is a smooth jazz and jazz fusion guitarist. He also plays the accordion and the piano. His brother, Danny White, was one of the original members who formed the UK based band Matt Bianco.-Career:...

 / Mindi Abair
Mindi Abair
Mindi Abair is an American smooth jazz saxophonist with a strong Top-40 pop music background. Mindi has toured and/or recorded with the Backstreet Boys, Duran Duran, Mandy Moore, Josh Groban, Adam Sandler, Keb' Mo', Lalah Hathaway, Lee Ritenour, Teena Marie, John Tesh, Bobby Lyle, Jonathan Butler,...

/ Rick Braun)
2007 Artizen
"All It Takes" 2009 Artistry Music
"Rick Braun sings with strings" 2011 Artistry Music

BWB

Titles Year Label
"Groovin'" 2002 Warner Bros. Records

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