Once upon a time, trumpets didn't get much love in smooth jazz. Everyone wanted to listen to the sax, instead. Then along came popular trumpeters such as Chris Botti and Rick Braun, who headlines ...

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 ...

The annual Atlanta Smooth Music Festival, the only all day music experience devoted solely to smooth jazz, is coming to the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre on Sept. 10. “We’ve unapologetically planned ...

Well known local jazz trumpeter Liam Nadurak will return to the Nexus at First Community for a special performance showcasing the work of Chet Baker on Thursday, Jan. 29.

Jason Parra picked up the trumpet at the age of three; it was his father Julian’s. It was twelve years later that he would start playing the instrument in High School. It was a bit odd that Jason ...

When renowned trumpeter Jim Rotondi comes home to Butte, he brings a bit of the big-city life from Europe and mainstream jazz tours with him. With a new CD, “Dark Blue,” under his belt on the Smoke ...

Sean Applebee never considered playing the trumpet until the Mountain Ridge Middle School jazz band inspired him to start. “I loved the energy of jazz and picked up the trumpet so I could play in the ...

When you think of some of history’s greatest jazz trumpeters — Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis — you might wonder: Was their ascension to greatness destined to be? Would ...