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 ...

A shared love of jazz led author Lesa Cline-Ransome and illustrator James Ransome to discover inventor Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax and the... Trumpet was too loud, clarinet was too soft — here's 'The ...

Trumpeter Chris Botti, who plays one show with his band at the Orange County Performing Arts Center on Jan. 8, looks more like Hollywood’s version of a jazz trumpet player than the real deal. Blond ...

Rick Braun remembers the former Bethlehem Steel. Braun, a recording artist and smooth jazz trumpeter, singer and composer, is a native of Allentown. He will perform Saturday against the familiar ...

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 ...

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.

Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome met at a "Purple Rain" party when they were 19 — sophomores at Pratt Institute. "I asked her to dance, and we've been dancing together ever since," says James ...