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Brian Culbertson's Napa Valley Jazz Getaway 2025, Part 2

by Ronald Davis
A collection of photos from the Brian Culbertson's Napa Valley Jazz Getaway 2025 in Napa Valley, CA from June 11, 2025 to June 13, 2025 featuring Brian Culbertson, Gerald Albright, Darnell Showcase Taylor, RiShon Odel , Eric Marienthal, Collin Clauson, James Roberson, Kenneth Diggs, Stokeley Williams, Ashley Commodore, Brandon Commodore, Jesse Larson, Lyndora Turner, Yohannes Tona, Boney James, Dwayne Smith, Javance Butler, Big Mike Hart, Omari Williams, Eddie Miller, Marqueal Jordan, Michael “Patches" Stewart, Walter English, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry, ...
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by Ronald Davis
A collection of photos from the Brian Culbertson's Napa Valley Jazz Getaway 2025 in Napa Valley, CA from June 11, 2025 to June 13, 2025 featuring Brian Culbertson, Gerald Albright, Darnell Showcase Taylor, RiShon Odel , Eric Marienthal, Collin Clauson, James Roberson, Kenneth Diggs, Stokeley Williams, Ashley Commodore, Brandon Commodore, Jesse Larson, Lyndora Turner, Yohannes Tona, Boney James, Dwayne Smith, Javance Butler, Big Mike Hart, Omari Williams, Eddie Miller, Marqueal Jordan, Michael “Patches" Stewart, Walter English, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry, ...
Continue ReadingBrian Culbertson: Bringing Back the Funk

by Katrina-Kasey Wheeler
Keyboardist extraordinaire Brian Culbertson has a style that is a mixture of inimitable funk and suave grooves. Growing up, Culbertson was heavily influenced by the work of Maynard Ferguson, Dave Sanborn, the Brecker Brothers, Blood Sweat & Tears, James Brown, and Earth Wind & Fire. Bringing Back the Funk (GRP Records, 2008) employs outstanding musicians to accompany him on the exploration of his funk music roots, many of whom were a part of the very acts that influenced him. The ...
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