FAVORITE RECORDS.>> Phil: WAS SOME OF YOUR RECORDS.

IN ADDITION TO THEM YOUNG TROMBONE PLAYER I AGREED WITH THAT.>> Phil: BEEN A YOUNG PHYSICIAN.

COMING ABOUT THAT?

>> Brian: WHEN I WAS OUT OF COLLEGE I WENT TO NEPAL OUT OF COLLEGE.

JUST OUT OF COLLEGE I PLAYED FOR CLIF COLNET WAS AN INCREDIBLE RANGER, WRITER, PRODUCER.

HE ASKED ME TO COME WORK FOR HIM.

WRITING THE MUSIC FOR TELEVISION COMMERCIALS.

I DID THAT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

BASICALLY FOR EVERYTHING.

>> Phil: TO PAY THE BILLS?

>> Brian: IT DID FOR A WHILE.

>> Phil: DID THAT HAVE ANY LASTING INFLUENCE ON YOUR MUSIC?

>> Brian: ABSOLUTELY EVERY DAY IN THE JINGLE WORLD WHO ARE LEARNING A DIFFERENT GENRE OF MUSIC.

BASICALLY HAVING TO EMULATE IT.

ONE DAY WE WOULD BE WORKING WITH A FULL ORCHESTRA.

THE NEXT DAY HIPPO.

EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.

SO HAVING EXPERIENCE PRODUCING ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT GENRES DEFINITELY WENT INTO MY MUSIC.

I AM DEFINITELY ECLECTIC WHEN IT COMES TO MY ALBUMS.

I HAVE DONE 17 ALBUMS YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT INFLUENCES AND ALL THOSE RECORDS.

>> Phil: IN YOUR CAREER EARLY RECORDS WERE PRIMARILY SMOOTH JAZZ BUT IN 2008 YOU TURNED THE CORNER AND BRINGING BACK THE FUNK.

>> Brian: THE FUNK.

>> Phil: WHAT CAUSED YOU TO MAKE THAT TRANSITION?

>> Brian: I SAT IN WITH PRINCE ONE NIGHT.

I KNEW SOME OF HIS BAND MEMBERS BUT THEY SAID WE ARE DOING A JAM SESSION AT THIS WAS IN LAS VEGAS.

I SAID, YEAH.

I SHOWED UP AND IT UP SITTING IN IT WAS ONE OF THOSE ALL NIGHT JAZZ SESSIONS.

4:00, 5:00 IN THE MORNING IT WAS REALLY INCREDIBLE BLUE MY MIND.

THE LEVEL OF MUSICIANSHIP.

>> Phil: WERE YOU PLAYING PIANO OR TROMBONE?

>> Brian: I WAS PLAYING TROMBONE.I STARTED PLAYING WHEN PRINCE CAME IN BUT HE SAT DOWN RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME WHILE I WAS TAKING A SOLO.

I AM THINKING TO MYSELF, DON'T SUCK RIGHT NOW.

THEN HE GOT UP, WALKED OUT AND MOTIONED AND SAID COME HERE TO HIS SAX PLAYER.

AND HE SAID YOU CAN STAY.

>> Phil: THAT WAS THAT.

>> Brian: THE NEXT DAY I THOUGHT I WANTED TO MAKE A FUNK RECORD FUIT WAS ALL FUNK THAT NIGHT.

THAT IS WHEN I CALLED RIE'S WHITE.

I KNEW HIM FROM A MUTUAL FRIEND SO WE ENDED UP COPRODUCING THAT WITH ME WHICH WAS SO AMAZING.

>> Phil: LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE FUNK SOUND YOU PLAYED TONIGHT ON "THE EXPERIENCE.

>> Man: ♪ MY FATHER, EVERYBODY GET OUT.

FUNK, GET READY TO ROLL.

♪ [PIANO SOLO ] ♪ [APPLAUSE] >> Phil: I HAVE GOT TO SAY YOU ARE HAVING FUN NOW LISTENING TO THAT YOU MUST OF HAD FUN WHEN YOU PERFORMED.

>> Brian: ABSOLUTELY TO ME IT IS ALL ABOUT HAVING FUN ON STAGE.

GETTING THE AUDIENCE TO HAVE JUST AS MUCH FUN AS US MUSICIANS ARE ON STAGE.

>> Phil: TROMBONE PLAYERS, PLAYING A BRASS INSTRUMENT.

THE EMBOUCHURE, THE MUSCLES ON YOUR LIPS IT IS ONE THING TO SKIP A COUPLE OF DAYS NOT PLAYING KEYBOARD.HOW DO YOU MAINTAIN THE EMBOUCHURE OF THE TROMBONE?

>> Brian: THANKFULLY I AM ALWAYS ON TOUR WE ARE ALWAYS DOING SHOWS AROUND THE WORLD.

I PRETTY MUCH PLAY ON THE SHOW.

>> Phil: I SEE.

>> Brian: WE DO SO MANY SHOWS I KEEP IT UP.

OCCASIONALLY IF I AM OFF FOR A LITTLE BIT I HAVE TO GET A COUPLE DAYS BACK.

>> Phil: IF YOU LOOSE IT IT IS HARD TO BRING IT BACK.

>> Brian: THAT IS WHY I NEVER REALLY LOST IT.

FOR ME WHAT HAPPENS IF I WILL LOSE A LITTLE BIT OF THE INSURANCE.MEANING I WON'T BE ABLE TO PLAY AS HIGH FOR AS LONG.

AFTER ONE DAY OR A COUPLE OF DAYS I AM OKAY.

THANKFULLY, I HAVE SOME KIND OF NATURAL TROMBONE CHOPS.

>> Phil: WHAT YOU WORKING ON NOW?

>> Brian: I STARTED WORKING ON NEW MUSIC.

MORE ON THE ROMANTIC SIDE OF THINGS.

LIKE I SAID I DO LOTS OF DIFFERENT STUFF.

I HAVE BEEN DOING THE FUNK THING THE LAST YEAR -AND-A-HALF AT THE NEW RECORD WILL COME UP ON VALENTINE'S DAY NEXT YEAR.

COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF FUNK.

SPOKE ALL ORIGINAL?

>> Brian: A LOT OF SOLO PIANO