Contemporary jazz lovers eagerly await this annual fun filled concert which has packed fans into halls and arenas coast-to-coast year after year. And this year, they have a special added treat as Peter, Rick and Mindi have just completed recording their CD, Peter WHITE CHRISTMAS with Mindi Abair & Rick Braun which is filled with selections from the Christmas tour. For years the fans of the Christmas tour kept asking, “Where’s the CD?”
Peter White is an extraordinary and fluent acoustic guitarist whose skills are world- renowned. Mindi Abair is a double-edged talent with her fluid saxophone and emotive vocals. Rick Braun is a masterful trumpet/flugelhorn player whose warm tones transform the simplest melody into a work of art. They have each separately sold millions of records and their combined fans will surely appreciate this special performance of Christmas chestnuts!
Peter recalls: “My earliest memories of Christmas were probably not much different from many other people: snowflakes, tinsel, Santa Claus, reindeer and the opening of presents surrounded by family. As a child my father taught me to play Christmas music on my first instrument, the recorder, and my love for Christmas music has endured throughout the years. I hope this tour will be an opportunity for many Smooth Jazz fans to enjoy their favorite Christmas songs in a family setting. You know, I might even bring my recorder!” Peter White's classic acoustic guitar style can be enjoyed through an ever-growing and best-selling catalog including his latest release on Columbia, Playin’ Favorites (2006).
Says Rick Braun: “Christmas reminds me of the cold weather in PA where I grew up and long car trips with my family with the windows all steamy and rolled up, seeing lights in the windows of houses and then being with my dad and the whole family for turkey and football.” Rick's latest CD, Yours Truly, (ARTizen Music Group) is his latest release.
Mindi Abair again joins forces with Peter and Rick giving concert goers a uniquely uplifting and musically rewarding holiday celebration to remember. Mindi's latest release, Life Less Ordinary, continues her career as one of Smooth Jazz' current top artists. She will be playing a variety of songs from her new CD as well as some of her favorite holiday standards such as, “White Christmas” and “Silent Night”.