Jazz Articles about Rick Culver

About Rick Culver

Album Review

Rick Culver Trio: I'm Old Fashioned

Read "I'm Old Fashioned" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
July 26, 2006

Trombonist Rick Culver, now based in Michigan, is a seasoned musician who has spent twenty years playing West Coast Jazz with the big bands of Kim Richmond, Bob Florence, Bill Holman, Gordon Brisker and many others. He has also toured with Buddy Rich, Glenn Miller and the Buddy De Franco big bands. His second album as a leader is I'm Old Fashioned (the first was Painted Scarves). His drum-less trio with pianist Jeff Kressler and bassist Nick Calandro performs six ...

Album Review

Rick Culver: Painted Scarves

by Jim Santella
June 1, 2001

Light standards with a big band sentiment bring Rick Culver's acoustic mainstream session into focus. Together, the trio creates lovely moods that blend in harmony. When soloing, each artist steps out without straying too far from the familiar melodies. Arranged by the leader, each piece benefits from scripted trio passages that bring the listener to a mild-mannered double take. The unexpected sidles in without becoming noticeable. These gentle nuances nudge Culver's music along its way merrily. His two originals rumble ...