Brian Culbertson
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| Background information | |
| Born | January 12, 1973 |
| Origin | Decatur, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Contemporary jazz, Funk |
| Occupations | musician, instrumentalist |
| Instruments | Keyboards Trombone |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | http://www.brianculbertson.com/ |
Brian Culbertson (born January 12, 1973) is a musician, instrumentalist, producer and performer from Decatur, Illinois, United States. Culbertson attended DePaul University in Chicago, IL. Son of jazz band director and trumpeter Jim Culbertson, Brian's instruments include the keyboard and trombone.
Heavily influenced by funk, much of Culbertson's material is funk-based instrumental, but he has begun calling upon vocalists such as Trey Lorenz, Marc Nelson, Kenny Lattimore and Avant to add to his later pieces.
Culbertson has released thirteen albums so far. The first three were on the Blue Moon label: "Long Night Out" 1994, "Modern Life" 1995, and "After Hours" 1996. After moving to Atlantic Records, three more albums followed: "Secrets" 1997, "Somethin' Bout Love" 1999, and the critically acclaimed "Nice & Slow" 2001. "Come on Up" 2003 was released on Warner Jazz, and Culbertson then moved to GRP Records for his project, "It's On Tonight" 2005 which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard Magazine's contemporary-jazz charts.
One June 12, 2012, Culbertson released his thirteenth full length album, DREAMS.[1] The album featured production by Brian and producer Rex Rideout, and featured vocalists Stokley Williams of Mint Condition ("No Limits"), Vivian Green ("Still Here"), and Noel Gourdin ("You're My Music").
Brian Culbertson also works with many other musicians in the contemporary jazz arena, often as a composer and arranger. Culbertson is currently credited with working with Dave Koz, Peter White, Richard Elliot, Jeff Lorber, Michael Lington and legendary A&M Records composer and producer Herb Alpert. He is married to Michelle Culbertson, also known by her stage name Micaela Haley.
Brian has regularly appeared live on many radio stations including KTWV in Los Angeles and the UK's Solar radio with Michael J. Parlett.
Brian has also regularly been an opening act for Barry Manilow's shows outside of Las Vegas since 2007.[2][3]
Napa Valley Jazz Getaway
In late 2011, Brian announced he would be hosting the first annual Brian Culbertson Napa Valley Jazz Getaway at the Napa Valley Opera House on June 7-10, 2012.[4] The 3-day concert event would include live performances by comedian Sinbad, vocalists Oleta Adams and Kenny Lattimore, as well as artists Eric Marienthal, Eric Darius, and David Benoit. In addition to performances, Culbertson curated the weekend's events to include food and wine events at his favorite Napa establishments including: Cindy Pawlcyn's Brassica restaurant, Miner Family Vineyards, Silver Oak Cellars, Caldwell-Snyder Art Gallery, and Silo's Napa.[5]
The inaugural event was a commercial and critical success, selling out within a week of the public announcement of ticket sales.[6] At the 2012 event, Culbertson announced that the event would return for a second year, to be held June 5-9, 2013.
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Brian Culbertson live at the Xcel Energy Center in 2008
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Culbertson's band
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Brian Culbertson live in 2008 at the Xcel Energy Center
[edit] Discography
| titles | year | label | |
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| "Long Night Out" | 1994 | Mesa / Bluemoon | |
| "Modern Life" | 1995 | Mesa / Bluemoon | |
| "After Hours" | 1996 | Mesa / Bluemoon | |
| "Secrets" | 1997 | Mesa / Bluemoon | |
| "Somethin' Bout Love" | 1999 | Atlantic / Wea | |
| "Nice & Slow" | 2001 | Warner Bros / Wea | |
| "Come On Up" | 2003 | Warner Bros / Wea | |
| "It's On Tonight" | 2005 | GRP Records | |
| "A Soulful Christmas" | 2006 | GRP Records | |
| "Bringing Back the Funk" | 2008 | GRP Records | |
| "Live From The Inside" | 2009 | Verve | |
| "XII" | 2010 | GRP Records | |
| "Dreams" | 2012 | Verve |
[edit] References
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dreams/id531823639
- ^ http://smoothjazznotes.blogspot.com/2008/01/brian-culbertson-opening-for-barry.html
- ^ http://www.brianculbertson.com/
- ^ http://www.napavalleyjazzgetaway.com
- ^ http://napavalleyregister.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/article_293b8ed2-aab6-11e1-ae3c-0019bb2963f4.html
- ^ http://napavalleyregister.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/a-word-to-the-jazzwise-napa-valley-jazz-getaway-has/article_4041ef3e-b5c6-11e1-a869-001a4bcf887a.html
