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Brian Culbertson (born January 12, 1973) is a smooth jazz musician and instrumentalist from Decatur, Illinois, United States. 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 in recent years has called upon vocalists such as Trey Lorenz, Kenny Lattimore, Will Downing, Faith Evans, and Avant, to add to his pieces. Culbertson has released twelve albums so far. The first three were on the Blue Moon label: Long Night Out (1994), After Hours (1995) and Modern Life (1995). After moving to...

Bob Culbertson is a master of the Chapman Stick.In his 30 + years of performing,recording,teaching,and selling well over 100,000 records,Culbertson has garnered the respect of fans and peers alike. Not only is Culbertson a rare gem of a musician,his instrument of choice is a rarity in itself. The Chapman Stick is a multi stringed instrument (10 or 12 strings) played by "tapping" the strings rather than strumming or picking to produce it's unique sound. Culbertson has released 7 albums to date of solo Stick music. Recorded without any overdubs and a minimum of effects,his recordings have been called by many...