Though it's a bit smaller than usual, thanks to some slow news days over the holiday weekend and a still somewhat-gimpy computer here at StLJN HQ, here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs ...

There's only so many ways you can go in jazz with the trumpet. Straight ahead and then a sharp left turn into more experimental improvisation paging (Miles Davis), a technically proficient if somewhat ...

Trumpet and flugelhorn master Rick Braun is bringing his smooth jazz sounds to Las Vegas for a special performance at Chrome Showroom at Santa Fe Station on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 8 p.m. Tickets ...

Over a career spanning more than three decades, Rick Braun has built one of contemporary jazz’s most inspiring, prolific and genre-defining legacies. Now, with “Rick Braun Plays Chuck Mangione,” he ...