Smooth jazz dude Brian Culbertson is playing Clearwater this weekend

Ahead of his 50th birthday celebration in January, multi-instrumentalist jazzman Brian Culbertson just wrapped the release of a trilogy of albums, inspired by fans included in his master classes and virtual hangouts when COVID-19 prevented him from touring.

On Friday, Nov. 4 he brings it to Clearwater for a show at Ruth Eckerd Hall.

The trilogy was built to resemble a relationship, with Red—the first installment—being passionate and euphoric, then White being melancholy and almost hopeless, and Blue being more hopeful, with everything in said relationship working out.

Marqueal Jordan opens Culbertson’s return to Clearwater, a day before the one-year anniversary of his gig at The Cap last year.

This article appears in Oct 27 – Nov 2, 2022.