A group that is no stranger to the Jean’s Jazz stage, the Dave Braun Trio returns on Saturday, February 11 at 7 p.m. to the Racine Theatre Guild. Following the traditional jazz style of Barney Kessel, Dave on lead guitar, his wife Paula on fretless bass, and their son Pete on drums, the group thinks, plays, and breathes together. Their emotionally charged music emulates the great piano trios of Oscar Peterson and Nat King Cole. Combining single-line playing with full block chord riff, Dave ensures that their jazz music is an expression that comes from the heart. The art of playing it is simply the ability to convey feelings through the songs with the uninhibited openness of one’s heart.