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 ...

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 ...

One might wonder what might have drawn the great Miles Davis to record melodically verbatim covers of Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" and Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time," in a smooth jazz format.

Trumpeter Sipho Dumisa, affectionately known as Stix, plays “Vuli Ndlela” by Brenda Fassie. This self-taught artist believes in working hard to achieve one’s dreams. He started playing the trumpet in ...