Verve Recording Artist Brian Culbertson Nominated at 2013 NAACP Image Awards for “Outstanding Jazz Album”

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Brian Culbertson

(Los Angeles, California – December 17, 2012) On Friday, February 1st, NBC will air the 44th Annual NAACP Image Awards at 8pm/EST, celebrating accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film. Contemporary jazz artist and multi-instrumentalist Brian Culbertson has been nominated for Outstanding Jazz Album alongside Jeff Bradshaw, Marcus Miller, Kenny Garrett and The Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

Verve/Universal Artist Brian Culbertson Nominated for 2012 Soul Train Music Award – Best Contemporary Jazz Artist

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ALONGSIDE CASSANDRA WILSON AND ESPERANZA SPAULDING

Brian Culbertson

This past summer, award winning R&B musician and Smooth Jazz multi-instrumentalist Brian Culbertson debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Selling Jazz Albums with his thirteenth album Dreams, featuring the lead singles “Your Smile” and “Still Here” f/ Vivian Green which found themselves in Top 10 at Smooth Jazz and Urban Adult Contemporary radio.

(Los Angeles, California – September 25, 2012) On November 25th at 9pm Centric TV will air the 2012 Soul Train Music Awards from Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer. Contemporary jazz artist and multi-instrumentalist Brian Culbertson has been nominated for Best Contemporary Jazz Artist/Group alongside Esperanza Spaulding, Cassandra Wilson, Ben Tankard and Peter White.

Brian Culbertson -][- DREAMS – [Verve Records, 2012] –

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Brian Culbertson, DREAMS

Brian Culbertson -][- DREAMS – [Verve Records, 2012] –

In the gentle lull of sleep, we re often enraptured in a vivid sequence of thoughts, images, and sensations. A lifelike realm where radiant colors, sounds, and illusions intersect, creating the most vibrant experience. This spring, prolific R&B/Jazz musician Brian Culbertson invites you to close your eyes, open your ears, and fall deep into a lush world of musical fantasy with his breathtaking thirteenth album Dreams. With the help of lauded guest vocalists Noel Gourdin, Vivian Green, and Stokley Williams of Mint Condition, Dreams masterfully melds jazz sensibility with an R&B flair in a wondrous mélange of enchanting grooves.

Last summer, I just started having these really vivid dreams, Culbertson says. I started waking up inspired to get into the studio and write songs. Songs that made me feel like those dreams. It s really strange for me, because I ve never written songs about being inspired by dreams. That s why this record is quite different.