Trumpeter Rick Braun is instantly recognizable for his rounded tone and intimate, lyrical phrasing. A chart-topping instrumentalist, Braun emerged in the '90s, drawing upon the work of players like Chet Baker and Gil Evans-era Miles Davis, but with his own contemporary jazz style. In addition to more than 20 smooth jazz number one hits, he has collaborated with a bevy of jazz and pop greats, including Kirk Whalum, Norman Brown, Dave Koz, Rod Stewart, Natalie Cole, and Sade, among others. He has over five Top 200 albums, as well as five jazz number ones, beginning with 1998's F...