4th Annual Â"Uptown Charlotte Jazz FestÂ" Announces BRIAN CULBERTSON, 6/21-22

Producers of the 4^th Annual Uptown Charlotte Jazz Fest have announced Jazz/R&B musician and instrumentalist, Brian Culbertson, will perform during the two-night festival on Friday, June 21. Culbertson joins BWB, a jazz band named after the three members: guitarist Norman Brown, saxophonist Kirk Whalum and trumpeter Rick Braun. More artists will be announced in the near future.

The 4^th Annual Uptown Charlotte Jazz Fest returns to the Queen City with the sounds and rhythms of some of the world's greatest jazz performers June 21-22, 2013, at the Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheatre. Following up a nearly sold-out 3^rd year with record attendance, the festival has truly become a "destination event" for true jazz enthusiasts, attracting attendees all along the Southeast including Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Tickets are on sale now.

VIP and Reserved ticket packages (includes Friday and Saturday) are available only at The Fillmore Charlotte Box office, online at Ticketmaster.com, at any Ticketmaster outlet or charge by phone at 800-745-3000. For more information on the festival including show location: uptowncharlottejazzfest.com.