McBride’s world at sea
Artistic director
Setting sail in January 2026, McBride’s World at Sea charts through Ft. Lauderdale, Jamaica, and Grand Cayman. Fans will discover incredible talent at every turn - the inaugural sailing features four of Christian McBride’s different ensembles, singers Samara Joy, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Ledisi, Angelique Kidjo, and José James, and young up and coming instrumentalists like Christian Sands, Dan Wilson and Julius Rodriguez.
NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Founded in 1954, the Newport Jazz Festival® was the first jazz festival in America, and has been host to numerous legendary performances by iconic figures and contemporary geniuses. The event is a production of Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. and is held annually over the course of three days at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, RI.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
artistic advisor For jazz programming
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center is the anchor cultural institution for the city of Newark and the state of New Jersey. NJPAC strives to be America’s foremost urban presenter of arts and entertainment, a creative and effective leader in arts education for children, a convener of useful and enlightening civic engagement events, and a catalyst for economic development in its home city of Newark.
td james moody jazz festival
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
The annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival presents dozens of free and ticketed events, and is a highly anticipated program at NJPAC each year featuring some of the biggest names in Jazz.
national JAZZ museum in harlem
CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem is a thriving center for jazz that stimulates hearts and minds, and reaches out to diverse audiences to enjoy this quintessential American music. The Museum is committed to keeping jazz present and exciting in the lives of a broad range of audiences — young and old, novice and scholar, artist and patron, enthusiast and curious listener.