ON TOUR

Sept. 14-17

Brian Culbertson’s Chicago Jazz Getaway Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park and various venues

Chicago, Illinois www.jazzgetaway.com

Nov. 4

The Florida Smooth Jazz Weekend Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort Daytona Beach, Florida www.floridasmoothjazz.com, 386-681-7007

Even though he has started a wine club (for more information, check his website) and has other endeavors forthcoming, including a relaxation album to help people sleep, Culbertson said he always finds time to keep his life in balance and appreciate life away from music and art.

“I’ve got a house in the middle of the woods in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, where I spend quite a bit of time. It’s a touristy lake town with lots of woods still. You can’t find that in Chicago.”

This summer, Culbertson is concentrating on creating a studio he intends to add to the vacation home.

“I’m planning on spending part of the time with a studio designer and an architect to build a new studio up here starting next year,” he said. “I’m taking Hang Club on the ride too, as I’ll be filming the building process from design concepts to finish the build over the next two-plus years. It should be fun.

“I’ll also spend part time this summer in Studio A in Chicago doing some songwriting. Of course, I’ll definitely find some time to get out on the Jet Ski, too!”

Culbertson and his wife, Michelle, enjoy spending their summers chilling at home or at their lake house. However, next summer, he’s planning a trip to Italy, prompted in part by his new partnership with Dexibell Keyboards, which is based outside of Rome.

“I’m playing the Dexibell S10 keyboard now onstage and in-studio. Working directly with their head of engineering to make tweaks to the software, which is really cool,” Culbertson explained. “I’m also working with both Dexibell and Mason & Hamlin, my piano company, to help collaborate together with some exciting new things in the future; stay tuned!”

Culbertson in chill mode. Even though he intends to add a working space to the lake house, Culbertson still uses the vacation home as a refuge from life as a musician and the noise that comes with American life.

“If you spend too much time in the hustle and bustle, you can get nutty, so this is to get away from that. I’ve been a city guy all my life, and I turned 50. I said to myself, ‘You know what? I need to chill out.’

So, I love to sit in the backyard and make a fire in the fire pit.

March 14-17, 2024

Brian Culbertson’s New Orleans Jazz Getaway

JW Marriott New Orleans and various venues New Orleans, Louisiana www.jazzgetaway.com

June 5-9, 2024

Brian Culbertson’s 11th Annual Napa Valley Jazz Getaway

The Grand Reserve at Meritage and The Westin Verasa Napa Napa, California www.jazzgetaway.com

“I started coming up here to go swimming or take nature walks. Or I sit and watch television or look outside at the turkeys mating, as they are now,” he laughed before gathering himself and turning serious. “I genuinely love it. It connects me to nature. We all need that thing that grounds us and helps us put things in perspective.”

For more information on Culbertson and all of his endeavors, including The Trilogy Tour, visit www.brianculbertson.com.

August

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Festival of Arts presents Art, Jazz, Wine & Chocolate featuring the Tony Guerrero Quintet with Lia Booth, 5:30pm, 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, California, www.foapom.com/events/art-jazzwine-chocolate/, 949-494-1145 (Concerts are free with purchase of Festival of Arts admission. Wine & chocolate pairings—for those aged 21 & over—are an additional $25. Limited reserved seating is available for an additional $50.)

DW3, 7pm, Spaghettini Fine Dining & Entertainment, 3005 Old Ranch Pkwy., Seal Beach, California, www.spaghettini.com, 562-596-2199

Mindi Abair, 7 & 9pm, Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C., www.bluesalley.com

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Mindi Abair, 7 & 9pm, Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C., www.bluesalley.com

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Live from La Costa featuring Pablo Cruise, 7:30pm, Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, 2100 Costa Del Mar Road, Carlsbad, California, https:// livefromlacosta.com/

Festival of Arts presents Concerts on the Green featuring Brian Bromberg’s Unapologetically Funky Big Bombastic 12-piece Band, 1pm, 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, California, www.foapom. com/events/concerts-on-the-green/, 949-494-1145 (Free admission with purchase of Festival of Arts ticket. Limited seating in reserved section available for $60 per person.)

Thornton Winery’s Champagne Jazz Series featuring Michael Lington & Howard Hewett, 7pm, Thornton Winery, 32575 Rancho California Road, Temecula, California, www.thorntonwine.com, 951-699-0099

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Adam Hawley, 6:30pm, Spaghettini Fine Dining & Entertainment, 3005 Old Ranch Pkwy., Seal Beach, California, www.spaghettini.com, 562-596-2199

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Festival of Arts presents Art, Jazz, Wine & Chocolate with Friends featuring Hussain Jiffry, 5:30pm, 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, California, www.foapom.com/events/art-jazzwine-chocolate/, 949-494-1145 (Concerts are free with purchase of Festival of Arts admission. Wine & chocolate pairings—for those aged 21 & over—are an additional $25. Limited reserved seating is available for an additional $50.)

The Blue Note Groove Cruise with Dave Koz & Friends Summer Horns tour featuring Candy Dulfer, Eric Darius & special guest Maysa, 7:30pm, aboard The Cornucopia, departs from Pier 40, Houston St. at West Side Hwy., New York, New York, www.smoothjazznewyork.com

DW3, 7pm, Spaghettini Fine Dining & Entertainment, 3005 Old Ranch Pkwy., Seal Beach, California, www.spaghettini.com, 562-596-2199

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Dave Koz & Friends Summer Horns tour with Candy Dulfer & Eric Darius, 8pm, Parx Xcite Center, 2999 Street Road, Bensalem, Pennsylvania, www.davekoz.com

34th Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival featuring The Soul of Jazz with Brian Simpson, Phil Perry, Jessy J, Marion Meadows & Jackiem Joyner; Maxi Priest & Erin Stevenson, gates open at 5pm, show begins at 6pm, Rainbow Lagoon Park, 400 E. Shoreline Dr., Long Beach, California, www.longbeachjazzfestival.com, 562-424-0013