Inner City All Stars

Calvin Sexton is the founding member and band leader of the Inner City All Stars which . His talents includes arranging and composing music, booking and managing the band, and being a high energy front man for the band. Mr. Sexton alumni of the University of North Texas where he earned his bachelors degree in Music Performance in 2003 Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Calvin began yearned to play music. At the age of 12 he earned money to buy his first trombone by working at the Legion Field football Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama where he sold drinks, and hot dogs. He began his studies with Mr. Jose Carr, band teacher at Bush Middle School.

His hard work ethic followed him to begin taking private lessons with Dr. Ron Horton, Music Professor at Birmingham-Southern College. Later, he performed with the Birmingham Youth Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Jothan Callins, where he began studying jazz. After attending Thompson High School in Alabaster Alabama, Calvin earned a scholarship to continue his studies at the University of North Texas, with Dr. Vern Kagarice, Professor Tony Baker. His studies led him to winning the UNT Concerto Competition. While in college, he had opportunities to perform in master classes that include: Christian Lindberg, Jay Friedman, Alain Trudel, and Heinz Fadle Calvin’s professional career is very diverse. Financial issues led him to withdraw from school. His withdraw led him to San Jose, California in 2001. Mr. Sexton became an Assistant Music Teacher at the Music School of Sunnyvale, CA. Later he joined the 153 local Musicians’ Union and began performing with Blues legend, Lady Bo, Mark Russo, Cathedral of Faith Church San Jose, and Jubilee Community Church San Jose, Brass arranger for Churches, El Camino Symphony Palo Alto, CA; Jazz at Pearls Big Band San Francisco, and theater shows and Community Big Bands around the Area. Later he began working for Princess Cruises and Carnival Cruises to earn money and return to college to earn his degree in 2003. Other professional experiences have allowed him to record with Erykah Badu, and perform on the same stage with Earl Klugh, Stanley Turrentine, Gladys Knight, and Brave Combo. He also performed at many churches that include St. Emmanuel Baptist Church Denton, TX, and New Beginnings Church in Irving, TX Calvin’s activities are much broader than only performing music. Calvin was an award winning swimmer with the Birmingham Park and Recreation Board, Eagle Scout, and a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated. In college, he was an interim-president of the National Pan-Hellenic council at the University of North Texas, President of the APBM (Association of Professional Black Musicians) student organization, in which he assisted in organizing and booking world famous opera singer, Denyce Graves, to the campus. He also organized performances and showcases for the community awareness of the arts. Later he began his own business, Inner City All Stars/ Brighter Star Music, which he contracts musicians for performances and books the Inner City All Stars.

Growing up in his humble hometown of Anoka, Minnesota, Dave was fortunate to spend his early musical years surrounded by family and teachers that encouraged him to play as much as possible and to pursue what he loved.  From his realization through events like Tuba Christmas and marching band that music was fun, to his introduction to the classics that taught him the energy and power that can be projected through music, and his exposure to the wide world of jazz and brass band that revealed so many possibilities, "the Big Dog" has pursued his growing desire to perform for many years.  He spent four years having his fundamentals refined in the intense environment of the Blue Stars Drum & Bugle Corps and exploring the upper end of his skills while earning his degree in music at Wichita State University.  Here he performed almost every style and in every group available, and found his desire for a high-energy stage performance growing.

He found that desire answered after traveling to Denton, Texas, and encountering the Inner City All-Stars while attending the University of North Texas.  Dave began performing with them in 2006 and continues to this day, pouring his energy into bass lines and solos that open audience members' minds to what a tuba can do.  

Mr. Richardson (ASCAP) is a Dallas-based composer, producer, and designer. He appears worldwide as a musician and performer from club acts to arena stages, and his compositions for television and media are heard in major markets everywhere. Bruce also serves as a consultant to several leading music technology providers, and is a Senior Editor for ProRec.com, a music production webzine. His theatrical designs receive rave reviews from peers and press alike, and he has worked alongside great directors from Stan Wojewodski to Adrian Hall to Oliver Stone.  He recently served as composer and music supervisor for Richard Frankel Productions' new touring show, CHEER!, working with some of the hottest dance talent in the United States, and with director Mitch Sebastian.  As a performer, Mr. Richardson has appeared everywhere from Seoul Olympic Stadium to MTV to Austin City Limits. Mr. Richardson is a longtime member of Dallas’s legendary improvisational ensemble, BL Lacerta. Dallas fans enjoy BL Lacerta's film score series at Club Dada, and appearances at theater, gallery, and concert venues.  Mr. Richardson also plays trumpet with the Inner City All Stars, a nationally-touring New Orleans style brass band.