I'm very excited to release the "Horizon" music video!! Featuring my friend Patches Stewart on trumpet, this is the 2nd single from "Another Long Night Out." The video is filmed on location in Napa Valley at Jamieson Ranch Vineyards, the rooftop at The Thomas, and in Puerto Rico while on The Smooth Jazz Cruise. I'm also playing the new Roland RD-800 in the video. Check it out!!
Purchase a 4-Day Gold Package to next year's Napa Valley Jazz Getaway before August 1st and save $50 per ticket!! If you plan on coming, now is the best time to get your tickets since you'll save money and also have advanced notice of add on events and early booking at our host hotel, The Westin Verasa Napa.
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My new radio single from Another Long Night Out is "Horizon" feat. Patches Stewart. You can vote 'love it' now thru June 26th on The Smooth Jazz Top 20!!
Stay tuned for the "Horizon" music video coming soon.
Thanks for the support!
BC
My most heartfelt thanks to everyone who came out to the 3rd annual Napa Valley Jazz Getaway this past week. It was truly a spectacular time in wine country and I am very honored to have shared this time together with everyone. You are incredible fans and I couldn't be more thrilled with all the love you showed!!
Cheers,
BC
P.S. See you next year :)
Miami, Florida (April 28, 2014): Jazz is collaborative by definition and contemporary jazz chart-topper Brian Culbertson is opening the door for users of the Kompoz site to utilize original tracks from his song “Beautiful Liar” as source material to create an entirely new song in a competition to be judged by the award-winning keyboardist, producer and songwriter behind 27 No.1 Billboard singles. The contest running May 1st, 2014 through May 31st, 2014, is the second collaboration between Culbertson and Kompoz, an online platform that enables crowd-sourced music creation globally.
Click to enter the contest or to find out more information.
Kompoz artists are tasked with creating a brand new song using the original tracks – including the evocative guitar solo etched by Steve Lukather (Toto) – while incorporating their own unique talents. Contestants may add vocals, keyboard solo, guitar riff, bass line, drum solo, horns — whatever they feel. Culbertson will select winners in three categories: Best Overall Collaboration, Best Collaboration with a new Kompoz member and Best Collaboration with 5 or more Kompoz members. Contest sponsors include; Roland Corporation, Boss, Lewitt Audio, Mogami Cables, IK Multimedia and Sony Creative Software.
A sweeping pop instrumental ballad, “Beautiful Liar” appears on Culbertson’s newly released, “Another Long Night Out,” which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart where it reigned for four weeks. It is Culbertson’s sixth album to debut at No. 1, his 14th album overall and the first released on the artist’s BCM Entertainment label.
“Brian’s appetite for innovation dates back to his experimentation with early sequencers at the age of twelve. This contest will allow musicians and Brian’s fans to see how music can be created collaboratively online. Kompoz is very excited to have him join us again for the 'Another Long Night Out' collaboration contest. With Brian venturing out as an independent artist and Kompoz releasing a brand new platform, the timing is perfect to unite for another collaboration contest,” stated Kompoz Founder Raf Fiol.
Culbertson was a 20-year-old DePaul University music major when he wrote, produced and recorded “Long Night Out” 20 years ago, which he revisits and reimagines on “Another Long Night Out.” The set features collaborations with many of the renowned contemporary jazz musicians that influenced and inspired him as he recorded the original on a shoestring budget. Instead of playing most of the instruments himself as he did on “Long Night Out,” this time out the contemporary jazz heavyweight was joined by Lukather, Lee Ritenour, Chuck Loeb, Eric Marienthal, Rick Braun, Russ Freeman, Jonathan Butler, Candy Dulfer, Patches Stewart, Will Kennedy, Jimmy Haslip, Paul Jackson Jr., Ray Parker Jr., Nathan East, Jeff Kashiwa, Ricky Peterson and a 33-piece orchestra playing arrangements by David Benoit and Culbertson.
About Kompoz.com:
Kompoz.com is an online platform for crowd-sourcing music creation - from song conception to recording, mixing, and publishing. Members span more than 120 countries and all 24 time zones. Working from their home studios—using Pro Tools, Logic, GarageBand, Sonar or any other digital audio recording software—Kompoz artists collaborate online to author new original music, uploading individual instrument tracks (e.g., guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, vocals, etc.) for projects covering all popular genres. Kompoz provides the platform to create songs with a bass player in Sweden, a drummer in Ohio and a guitar player in Kalamazoo. The world is your virtual on-demand recording studio. Visit www.kompoz.com for more information.
Hey everyone,
I'm extremely pleased to announce that "Another Long Night Out" spent 5 weeks at the #1 spot on the Billboard Smooth Jazz Charts! In addition, the first single, "Fullerton Ave." (feat. Chuck Loeb), was also #1 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz Radio Chart for 8 weeks.
I want to sincerely thank all of you for your continued support of the album and my music. It's truly been an amazing time looking back over the last 20 years while remaking this record.
With love & gratitude,
BC
What's up Chicago!?! I’m coming back home to do a special release party for my new CD "Another Long Night Out" where it all began…
I played my very first show ever at DePaul University playing songs from "Long Night Out" and I am so excited to be returning to the exact same rehearsal room for this special performance playing songs from "Another Long Night Out." You can enter to win tickets by clicking HERE and filling out the form or by joining this Facebook event and telling me in the comments that you want to attend. It's that easy!
(Please note that airfare, ground transportation, and lodging are not included for winners.)
We’ll be contacting the winners on or before Monday, March 31st through Facebook or via email, so be on the look-out!
Hope to see you soon,
BC
Today, Brian releases his highly anticipated new album, "Another Long Night Out." Featuring an all-star cast of jazz superstars, this set is a complete reimagining of Brian's debut CD, "Long Night Out." Check out samples, read the 'story', download all the sheet music (FREE), watch videos and more HERE.
I'm very pleased to provide all you musicians out there charts from "Another Long Night Out" for free. These are the exact charts that were used in the studio while recording this record. Click HERE to download PDF's of which ever parts you're interested in. I've included Piano Melody/Chords, Master Rhythm, Bass, Drums, Lead Guitar, Sax and Trumpet charts. I am also making 'Music Minus One' mixes (320kbps mp3 files) available for purchase starting Feb 25 on my webstore so that you can play along with all 11 of these songs at home or in your studio! Mixes available are "No Piano" "No Bass" "No Drums" and "Band Only" (which is no piano and no other lead instrument like guitar, sax or trumpet). A lot of musicians ask me for these options regularly and now that I'm releasing this record independently, I can do this. I hope you can take advantage of these and have fun as well. Enjoy! BC
I'm very pleased to share with you the OFFICIAL Music Video for "Fullerton Ave." feat. Chuck Loeb!! The video also features Eric Marienthal, Paul Jackson Jr., Will Kennedy, Jimmy Haslip and "Patches" Stewart who all played on the track. This song is the first single from me upcoming record, "Another Long Night Out" which is a complete remake of my first album.
"Fullerton Ave." is the street that I used to live on while I was attending DePaul University in Chicago, IL. I recorded my debut album in an apartment above the Chicago Costume Shop on Fullerton Ave. in between Sheffield & Racine. You'll see shots of that apartment building near the beginning of the video as well as other Chicago views.
Enjoy!
BC
Brian's new CD, "Another Long Night Out" is now available for pre-order on Amazon for $13.99, iTunes for $9.99 & here for $9.99 on the bc.me webstore! If you pre-order thru the store here, you'll get the CD, limited edition double LP vinyl and poster all autographed.
May your new year be filled with happiness, good health, great food, music & wine!
Cheers,
Brian & Michelle
Come join BC, Eric Darius, and Larry Braggs for New Year's Eve in beautiful Huntington Beach, CA. Very few seats remain so book now.
Brian his band including Selina Albright & Marqueal Jordan will headline a New Year's Celebration at the Hyatt Regency on December 31, 2013 to ring in 2014!
VIP Seats, which include a 3-course meal from the award-winning chefs at the Hyatt, are available for $225 per person. Reserved seating starts at $95.
Just in time for the holidays! Purchase a 4-day Gold Package now and receive a set of Napa Valley Jazz Getaway Riedel Wine Glasses and a download of Brian Culbertson's new single, "The Christmas Song" for FREE! And if you purchase 2 Gold Packages, you'll get 4 glasses and the song. Merry Christmas everyone!!
Also, get a free download of "The Christmas Song" with purchase of the 2-day Silver Package.
For more info and to purchase tickets, click HERE.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
I'm so excited to release my solo piano arrangement of the classic, "The Christmas Song" (or as many of you know it by, 'Chestnuts roasting on an open fire'), just in time for the holidays. I did this arrangement many years ago and have even performed it on many of my Christmas tours, but this is the first time that I've ever recorded it so I hope you enjoy. Click HERE to download the track on iTunes today and let me know what you think on my Facebook page.
May you and yours have a safe and happy holiday!
BC
“Another Long Night Out” for Brian Culbertson
On the 20th anniversary of its release, the multi-instrumentalist hitmaker returns to his contemporary jazz roots to remake his debut album joined by many of the accomplished artists that inspired him.
Los Angeles, Calif. (12 September 2013): Brian Culbertson was a 20-year-old student at DePaul University recording demos in his bedroom “studio” in a crowded apartment that he shared with three roommates above a costume shop on a busy Chicago street. Those demos not only landed the then trombone player in DePaul’s jazz ensemble a record deal, but they were released a year later - February 1994 - as part of his debut album, “Long Night Out,” on which Culbertson played most of the instruments himself. Twenty years later, he’s an award-winning recording artist, songwriter and producer who is currently in the studio revisiting that first collection of songs that will be released in February 2014 as “Another Long Night Out,” but this time he’ll be accompanied by many of the contemporary jazz artists who influenced him when making the original.
Culbertson’s recent releases have primarily been excursions aboard R&B and funk grooves thus “Another Long Night Out” marks a return to his roots in contemporary jazz. Among the preeminent musicians joining him in the recording studio to play on the 11-song album are the Rippington’s Russ Freeman, Eric Marienthal, Candy Dulfer, Toto’s Steve Lukather, Paul Jackson Jr., Fourplay’s Chuck Loeb and Nathan East, Jimmy Haslip and Will Kennedy of Yellowjackets fame, Ricky Lawson, Michael Thompson, Lenny Castro, Michael Bland, Patches Stewart and a 38-piece orchestra with additional legendary artists soon to be added. Culbertson is producing the record.
Another major change for the keyboardist-trombonist who has released his 13-album catalogue through major record labels is that Culbertson decided to go the independent fan-funded route in order to get his worldwide fan base intimately involved with the project. In recent years, he has been a leading figure in contemporary jazz when it comes to embracing technological innovation, social media and video blogs and is energized about the new music business, the creative freedoms it affords and the opportunities to interact directly with fans.
Said Culbertson, who discusses the new project and shares footage from some of the recording sessions in his latest video blog (www.YouTube.com/BrianCulbertsonMusic), “I’m excited about being able to make the album the way I’ve always wanted to make it. With the limited resources I had at the time, most of ‘Long Night Out’ was just me on drum machines, synth bass and sampled/synth piano trying to sound like real instruments. Now I’ve got some of the best contemporary jazz musicians on the planet playing those parts. This record is a true passion project and a return to my roots as a recording artist. I’m also enthused about opening up the recording process to fans via fan funding, which is almost like having them there in the studio with us. They’ll get to hear demo versions of songs and early mixes in almost real time. The entire recording process will be documented on my video blog. Plus we’ll be offering fans extraordinary experiences such as personalized videos and phone calls, private concerts, concert tickets, video blog shout outs or a thank you in the album’s liner notes, signed sheet music and CDs, a limited edition vinyl copy of ‘Another Long Night Out,’ an opportunity to hang with me at the mastering session followed by dinner or the chance to come to a rehearsal for my 2014 tour. I can even play on your record.”
A highly-popular headline concert performer, Culbertson is also the Founder and Artistic Director of Brian Culbertson’s Napa Valley Jazz Getaway, a five-day festival of wine and jazz in breathtaking Napa, California. The luminous lineup for the third edition of the Napa Valley Jazz Getaway, slated for June 11-15, 2014, will be revealed by the end of the month in conjunction with the release of tickets.
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Four-day Gold Packages for the 3rd Annual Napa Valley Jazz Getaway are on sale now by clicking HERE. The Gold Packages includes great seats to all four main concert events Thursday-Sunday, June 12-15, 2014. These four events include a star-studded lineup: Brian Culbertson, Eric Benét, Morris Day & The Time, Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour, Ohio Players, Earl Klugh, David Benoit, Mavis Staples, Average White Band, Eric Darius, Michael Lington, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Eric Marienthal, Jazz In Pink feat. Gail Jhonson, Althea Rene and Karen Briggs & special guest comedian Keenen Ivory Wayans! Also included is the ACCESS CARD good for "2-for-1" tastings at our winery partners, discounts and other offers at many area restaurants, shops and more. You will also get a link to book at our partner hotel, The Westin Verasa for which only Gold Packages holders may book as we have taken over the entire hotel this year. For more information about the Napa Valley Jazz Getaway, please visit our website at: www.NapaValleyJazzGetaway.me
Arizona Jazz Festival has assembled a galaxy of contemporary jazz stars to perform a benefit concert for the families affected by the Yarnell fire, including the families of the brave fallen firefighters and those who lost their homes.
The show is on Friday, August 2nd at 7:00 pm at the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix, AZ. Doors open at 6:00 pm.
Tickets are available online or by phone at 602-244-8444.
There is a minimum donation of $50.00 per ticket, although digging deeper is encouraged.
First 100 people to donate $500 or more per person will get access to the VIP preshow reception.
VIP Preshow reception includes complementary cocktails* and access to the Meet & Greet where the artists have been invited to attend. Receptions takes place from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Tickets will be available at Orpheum Theatre under Will Call. Will Call will open at 10:00 am Friday, August 2nd.
You may purchase tickets at the Orpheum Theatre starting at 10:00 am Friday, August 2nd.
100% of the proceeds will go towards those affected by the Yarnell fire disaster. Half of the proceeds going to the 100 Club of Arizona, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization that provides immediate financial assistance to the families of public safety and firefighters who are seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, and provides resources to enhance their safety and welfare. The other half of the sales will go to those who lost homes in the devastation.
The Orpheum Theatre is located at 203 W Adams St. Phoenix, AZ 85003 in downtown Phoenix.
Brian will be participating in the GRAMMY Camp on Monday, July 15th on a panel about music production. Over 70 high school students from around the US will descend on Los Angeles for a week long music camp designed for the modern music business of songwriting, producing, engineering, marketing and more. Some of the proceeds from Brian's 2013 Napa Valley Jazz Getaway silent auction will go to scholarships for next year's camp attendees.
Brian loves to give back since he was a recipient of many summer camp scholarships when he was in high school. "I had the best time at summer music camps when I was a kid and think those are an invaluable experience for the serious young musician. I'm thrilled to be a part of the GRAMMY Camp 2013 and hope to continue my participation for years to come."
Panelists during the week long camp include industry big wigs from film companies, marketing firms, engineers, songwriters, artists, record company executives and more from all sides of the music business. This is truly a unique camp experience and one that will most certainly prepare the next generation of musicians!
For more information about how you can make a difference, please visit The GRAMMY Foundation website: http://www.grammy.org/grammy-foundation
I'm currently in Napa this week working on our 2014 event! We're scouting new locations, more wineries and restaurants to keep the excitement growing around Napa Valley. I'll be sure to post pics and videos this week while I'm up there on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook so stay tuned to those for sure:
Hope you had a wonderful 4th of July weekend and I'll see you soon!
BC
David Britz & BC at Miner Family Winery