Inspired by his father, music educator Jim Culbertson, Brian Culbertson has been a fast and fierce study of music, gravitating to all styles of dynamic music as long as it was expertly played by artists ranging from Chicago, David Sanborn and Sting to The Brecker Brothers and Maynard Ferguson. Since his 1994 debut 'Long Night Out,' Brian has been credited with bringing a youthful yet no less masterful energy to popular instrumental music with hit albums and singles. His sixth album, 'Nice & Slow' (2001) topped Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart for six weeks straight. And its follow-up, 'Come on Up' (2003) included his blazing cover of Earth, Wind & Fire's "Serpentine Fire," impressing Maurice White enough to want to work with him.

Now Brian is raring to share his new album, 'Bringing Back the Funk, 'which features legendary old school funk masters collaborating with Brian on numerous tracks. "I'm taking an 11-piece band of rhythm and horns on the road," he states, "one of the biggest bands on the circuit today." Making a final reflection on the musical statement he's just unleashed on the planet, Brian concludes, "When you record anything, you have to live with it a long time. Ask any of the artists who played on this album. These legends 'suited up' and played their hearts out for me, and I am truly humbled."