Mr. Knight majored in music at Mastbaum Vocational Technical High School in Philadelphia. He graduated with honors and became a member of the schools distinguished alumnus that includes--Johnny Coles, Ted Curson, Buddy Defranco, Henry Grimes, Lee Morgan, Red Rodney, Joe Wilder, and his trumpet instructor and good friend Anthony (Tony) Marchione.
His unique trumpet style is a product of the Dizzy Gillispie, Miles Davis, Clifford Brown school of jazz with a personal touch. Mr. Knight is currently writing, producing, and directing for Nu-Nite Productions-Cullen Knight Music in the USA and abroad. He performs several concerts and jazz workshops yearly. He is also the Founder and Executive Director of the JAZDANZ ART & SCIENCE SOCIETY (J.A.S.S.) a non-profit organization dedicated to the development and preservation of the arts.
Cullen Knight has performed with: Kenny Barron, Cab Calloway, Sam Cook, Billy Daniels, Marvin Gaye, Al Grey and Jimmy Forrest, Illinois Jacquet, Philly Joe Jones, Michel LeGrande, Melba Liston, Hank Mobley, Don Patterson, Odean Pope, Grover Washington Jr., Nancy Wilson, and Stevie Wonder. He has played in trumpet sections with--Johnny Coles, Ted Curson, Dizzy Reese, Richard (Notes) Williams, Evan Solot, Wilmer Wise, Lamar Wright Sr., and so on ...
Theater, film, and video associates: Honi Coles, Mickey Davidson, Herschel Dwellingham Sr., Danny Holgate, Lovie Manuel, Neal Tate, Billy Wilson, Melvin Van Peebles ...In the USA, Mr. Knight has performed at such renowned venues as: The Academy of Music, Philadelphia and Carnegie Hall, New York City. Internationally, he has been a featured jazz soloist at The Theatre Des Westerns–Berlin, Dennis Swing Club-Hamburg, The Stadthalle–Vienna, Al Teatro Sistina–Rome, Cirque Royal–Brussels, The Grand Casino–Geneva, as well as numerous venues throughout England, Holland, and Scandinavia.