Search - Artist/Band: Rick Braun

• Name: Rick Braun
• Birthday: 07/06/1955
• Birth Place: Allentown, PA
• Decades Active: 1990,2000
• Genre: Jazz
• Styles: Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Jazz-Pop, Smooth Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
• Moods: Calm/Peaceful, Refined/Mannered, Gentle, Romantic, Sentimental

Title	Release
RnR WA	08/28/2007
Sessions, Vol. 1 WA	08/15/2006
Yours Truly WA	10/25/2005
Esperanto WA	08/26/2003
Kisses in the Rain	02/27/2001
Best of Braun	10/05/1999
Full Stride WA	09/22/1998
Body and Soul	10/29/1996
Beat Street	1994
Christmas Present: Music of Warmth & Celebration	1994
Night Walk	1994
Intimate Secrets WA	1992

A native of Allentown, Pennsylvania, trumpeter Rick Braun first surfaced as a member of the jazz-fusion outfit Auracle, formed while he was a student at the prestigious Eastman School of Music. After two LPs the group disbanded, and Braun turned to songwriting, scoring a hit with REO Speedwagon's "Here with Me; " in time he directed his focus to contemporary jazz, issuing his solo debut Intimate Secrets in 1993. After touring with Sade, he returned in 1994 with Night Walk as well as the seasonal release Christmas Present. With 1995's Beat Street, Braun's popularity continued to snowball, with 1996's smash Body and Soul launching the NAC chart-topper "Notorious." A two-time winner of the Gavin Report's smooth jazz artist of the year award, he returned in 1998 with South of Midnight. He also collaborated with Boney James on the 2000 release Shake It Up. Kisses in the Rain followed a year later. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide