Presented in partnership with KKSF, Comcast and Diablo Magazine, Concerts at the Claremont is in its second year. The successful series commenced February 22, 2008 with contemporary jazz saxophonist Gerald Albright and then again with Peter White, Euge Groove, David Benoit, Joyce Cooling and Warren Hill. The upcoming performers are sure to bring the house down once again.

Rick Braun
Rick Braun has flourished through the usual musician’s life on the road, he has come full circle as a family man, as well as a successful musician, a respected sideman, trumpet phenomenon, composer/arranger, producer and his newest entrepreneurial pursuit, record label co-owner.  His latest CD, Yours Truly, draws from his diverse musical tastes and boasts clever, engaging arrangements to rebirth tunes you know by heart.  Rock and soul, funk and love themes, even a Top 40 waltz all picked and packed full of fresh flavors and even chilled a bit.  “Beat Street”, a funk infused album, which topped the charts for thirteen weeks, became Radio & Records “#1 Smooth Jazz Record of the Year, “ and both Braun and Beat Street received the Gavin Report’s “Artist and Album of the Year” awards in 1996.  Following that success was Body and Soul which sold over 100,000 copies, landing Braun his second “Artist of the Year” title.  His name and talent soon made Braun the object of the attention of many top recording and touring artists.  He has collaborated with such an eclectic mix of artists including Tina Turner, Natalie Cole, Sade, Tom Petty, War, Glen Frey and Crowded House.  With Yours Truly, Braun is on the verge of another milestone in what has been an illustrious and fulfilling career – giving new life to classic music – all the while enjoying the ride.

Dine Around
In addition to great music, jazz lovers can purchase a dining package that includes the concert and a pre-concert strolling dine around featuring the celebrated Chefs of the Claremont. The dine around features attentive action stations that include tossed to order salads, house-made soups, pastas, and a butcher block array of freshly carved meats, all topped off with a Dessert Station. The dine around begins at 6 PM and will end at 7:45 PM.