Trumpeter Rick Braun set a record at the 2002 National Smooth Jazz Awards by winning five Smoothies, among them Best Male Artist, Best Album (Kisses in the Rain), Song of the Year and Best Brass Player. Now best-seller Braun returns with his most seductive and intimate album yet, Esperanto. Blending “chill” Euro-vibe influences (including Trance, Electronica and Acid Jazz) and a dramatic 18-piece string section, Braun’s Esperanto is truly the universal language.