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Brian Culbertson & David Sanborn – The Dream Tour

Brian Culbertson & David Sanborn – The Dream Tour

Brian Culbertson & David Sanborn - The Dream Tour

Brian Culbertson: Brian began his quest in music at the age of 8 on piano, adding drums at 9, trombone at 10 then bass at 12. He grew up in Decatur, IL, loving genre-crossing jazz-pop artists such as Chicago, Blood Sweat & Tears, Tower of Power, the Brecker Brothers, David Sanborn, Yellowjackets and Maynard Ferguson. So naturally gifted was Brian, his 7th grade piano recital consisted of all original tunes. Brian flourished in high school bands with his father, Jim Culbertson, as the school’s award-winning jazz band director, moved to Chicago to complete his studies at private DePaul University, then went on to compose jingles for clients such as United Airlines, Oldsmobile, Sears and McDonald’s in the bustling city’s highly competitive advertising community.

Although Culbertson has a wide spectrum of musical style, much of his music is funk based. Culbertson has released twelve albums so far. The first,”Long Night Out” 1994 was self-produced at age 20. Culbertson always brings his very best – and the very best out of others – in all of his broad-ranging musical endeavors

David Sanborn: One of the most commercially successful American saxophonists to earn prominence since the 1980s, David Sanborn has released 24 albums, won six Grammy Awards, and has had eight Gold albums and one Platinum album. Having inspired countless other musicians, Dave has worked in many genres which typically blend instrumental pop, R&B and lately, more and more traditional jazz. He released his first solo album Taking Off in 1975, but has been playing the saxophone since before he was in high school when he was inspired by the great Chicago blues artists near his hometown of St. Louis.

Having contracted polio at the age of three, Dave was introduced to the saxophone as part of his treatment therapy. By the age of 14, he was able to play with legends such as Albert King and Little Milton. Dave went on to study music at Northwestern University before transferring to the University of Iowa where he played and studied with the great saxophonist JR Monterose. Sanborn has performed on both radio and television broadcasts; he has also acted as a host and continues to be the most highly active musician of his genre. Since the late 1980s he has been a regular guest member of Paul Shaffer’s band on Late Night with David Letterman.