Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Bassist and bandleader Christian McBride has spent a considerable amount of his 52 years in the spotlight, and deservedly so. A restless practitioner of the ...

These new songs and albums are like a sneak peek into what we’re building at sea. Everything I’m doing right now, from the Big Band record to producing Ledisi’s new album, is really a part of the same ...

Sunday’s concert of pianist Bill Charlap and bassist Christian McBride may look like a duo, but Charlap said there are so many more other people that are a part of the mix. “Everything is about ...

Including a major concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center a few nights ago and both a new album and a new single, McBride has just given us samples of three completely different ensembles. Benny Green, ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 30: Christian McBride speaks onstage during the Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala on April 30, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Jazz At Lincoln ...

Going on 10 years as the host of NPR’s “Jazz Night in America,” bassist Christian McBride has transcended his place on the bandstand to become America’s de facto jazz historian. And for a national ...

Today, the Spotlight shines On Christian McBride, a musician, recording artist, prolific composer, arranger, producer, cultural curator, dedicated educator, and mentor. Whether laying down the groove ...

Christian McBride will lead his Big Band at NJPAC, featuring renowned vocalists Andra Day, José James, and Ledisi, in a performance that celebrates the art of jazz. The event will showcase music from ...

One of the hottest jazz acts going right now arose from a musician's basic need -- to play New York's Village Vanguard. Bassist Christian McBride was hanging out at the fabled jazz club a couple of ...

Ursa Major, from left: Christian McBride, Savannah Harris, Nicole Glover, Mike King and Ely Perlman. Christian McBride, one of the world’s foremost bass players, has led several bands over a couple ...

Christian McBride, the Grammy-winning bassist, was reluctant to move out of New York, but his wife, Melissa Walker, a jazz vocalist, turned a century-old house in New Jersey into a sanctuary. By ...

Not many people can work with artists such as James Brown, Paul McCartney, Sonny Rollins, Paul Simon, Celine Dion, Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin, and Sting – but Philadelphian-born bassist Christian ...