Background
Bradley was born in North Tonawanda in upstate New New York
Bradley was born in North Tonawanda in upstate New New York
She already played piano, but picked up her first trumpet by accident at age nine because it was the only available instrument which she recognized in her teacher"s list for school band classes.
She began playing traditional jazz as a schoolgirl and went on to gain degrees in jazz studies at Ithaca College in New York state and in jazz trumpet performance at the New England Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts. Bradley released her debut album Just A Little Bit on her own label in 2007. The hit single from that album, "Massive Transit", co-written by Bradley and Broening, remained at Number.
1 on the United States Billboard Smooth Jazz Songs chart for six weeks.
Unscripted itself topped the Billboard Jazz Albums chart for two weeks. Often labelled as a smooth jazz artist – although some critics have found her difficult to categorise at all – Bradley cites her major influences in jazz as fellow-trumpet players Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan and Blue Mitchell.
When she is not touring or playing at jazz festivals, she works as a public elementary school band teacher in New Jersey. In August 2013, Bradley married New York City saxophonist Dan Cipriano.