George A. McCullum is the oldest of three children born into a truly musical family. He is a fifth-generation horn player, following his father, grandfather, great grandfather and great, great grandfather into jazz. For instance, George’s great-grandfather musical skills were so revered that in 1963, his cornet was given to the New Orleans Jazz Museum, an extension of the Louisiana State Museum that honors the New Orlean’s historic jazz scene.

George grew up in New Orleans in the 1960’s and started playing clarinet at age 7, before moving on to the trumpet and eventually the saxophone around the age of 13.  After graduating high school at just 16 years old, George then attended the University of New Orleans for several years playing in the University’s band. He enlisted in the Air Force at the age of 19 and then successfully auditioned for “Tops N Blue”, the Air Force’s former entertainment group that traveled all over the world entertaining thousands of US troops. This incredible work in support of the active troops led him to play in front of thousands of music-lovers across 10+ countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, including Japan, Philippines, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Turkey, England, Italy, and Greece.

Following his years of military service, George moved back to New Orleans and continued to hone his musical talent for years to come. For instance, he put together a successful 9 piece jazz band named Purpose in 1995 and they played together for nearly a decade. Over the course of George’s 3+ decades in New Orleans, he has played numerous well-known venues clubs, festivals and private events including Harrah’s Casino, Bally’s Casino, Sweet Lorraine, the Annual French Quarter Festival, and the State Farm Bayou Classic.

Following the tragic destruction of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, George was then forced to resettle in Dallas, Texas. Throughout the years since, George has continued to play a variety of performances across highly-respected venues in the DFW area, including the Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Meyerson Concert Hall, the Dallas Arboretum, The Balcony Club, Sasha’s and many  more.