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 ...

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 ...

Bucks fans might remember Wayman Tisdale as a power forward for the Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers and Sacramento Kings. This weekend, he was in Milwaukee in his new role as a smooth jazz musician.

WE’LL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MARK. THAT’S THE JASMINE IN MILWAUKEE BASED GROUP RECENTLY MAKING BILLBOARD’S SMOOTH JAZZ CHARTS. JOINING ME NOW IS THE GROUP’S FOUNDER AND TRUMPET ...

Dallas-Fort Worth trumpeter Chuck Fesperman began his musical career in North Carolina. He performed with Bill Hanna's Charlotte All-Star Jazz Band while in high school. He studied Music Education at ...

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 ...