Smooth Jazz Trumpeter Rick Braun in Mission Viejo

The folks at Mission Viejo's jazz station, KSBR 88.5FM, are bringing another bright light from the jazz scene to town.

Rick Braun will be the special guest on "Breakfast with Gary and Kelly" live Saturday starting at 9 a.m. You can attend the free taping of the two-hour show from 10 a.m. to noon. Doors open at 9 at the , and seating is limited.

You can reserve seats here.

Here's what host Gary Bergeson has to say about Braun:

Rick Braun’s debut solo release, Intimate Secrets, immediately established him as one of the leading voices of contemporary jazz.  His popularity in smooth-jazz circles continued to snowball with albums like 1994’s Night Walk and 1997’s Body and Soul. In 2000 Braun and saxophonist Boney James collaborated on Shake It Up, and in 2001 Braun made his Warner Bros. debut with Kisses in the Rain. The following year saw the release of Groovin’, by the contemporary-jazz supergroup BWB (Braun with guitarist Norman Brown and saxophonist Kirk Whalum). In 2005, Braun and saxophonist Richard Elliot formed their ARTizen Music Group and released the joint project RnR in 2007.  On his latest, Sings With Strings (Artistry), Braun reveals an engaging vocal style on a program of Great American Songbook favorites.  Produced by Philippe Saisse, Sings With Strings places Braun in the pantheon of jazz trumpeters who exhibited impressive pipes along with considerable instrumental prowess—a club including the likes of Chet Baker, Jack Sheldon, Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie, Hot Lips Page, Kermit Ruffins and the greatest of them all, Louis Armstrong.

Past guests on “Breakfast with Gary & Kelly” have included Debbie Reynolds, Linda Evans, Peter White, Diane Schuur, Bobby Caldwell, Paul Brown, Warren Hill, Bill Cantos and more.  Gary and Kelly have conducted numerous remote broadcasts from locations all over Southern California, including the Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach and Catalina Island and they have hosted many celebrity guests.