Rick Braun in Oakland

Rick Braun is an American trumpeter, flugelhorn player, composer and producer who was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1955. He plays smooth jazz shaped by R&B grooves; albums including Beat Street and Kisses in the Rain, and tracks such as “Notorious” and “Cadillac Slim,” are central to his catalog. He also records in BWB with saxophonist Kirk Whalum and guitarist Norman Brown. Rick Braun toured with Sade and Tina Turner during his years as a sideman. He subsequently brought his own band to jazz clubs, theatres and smooth-jazz festivals, and in 2013 joined Dave Koz, Gerald Albright and Mindi Abair for the Summer Horns tour.