bands
christian mcbride big band
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“The 17-piece Christian McBride Big Band has become one of the most consistently strong large ensembles on the modern jazz scene.”
ursa major
“With fresh originals and fearless energy, this intergenerational group brings bold new sounds to the forefront.”
christian mcbride’s new jawn
“Built from the ground up — with McBride on bass, Nasheet Waits on drums, Marcus Strickland on tenor saxophone and bass clarinet, and Josh Evans on trumpet — the band combined post-bop harmonic daring with a good dollop of axle grease.”
christian mcbride & inside straight
“Judging by its performance, the phrase "Inside Straight" captures this band's aesthetic well: It's both "inside" a comfortable groove pocket and "straight"-forwardly bluesy.”
A christian mcbride situation
“The Christian McBride Situation upgrades 1970s jazz funk by ditching the drums in favour of samples, sequencers and the scratch of turntables.”
christian mcbride & tip city
Photo Courtesy of London Jazz News
“It’s an uncommon pleasure to see band members enjoy themselves the way Tip City did. They seem to truly dig each other’s playing, employing enormous concentration, especially during solos, but always carefully watching and listening to the other members of the group, often — especially in McBride’s case — with big smiles.”
christian mcbride trio
“Each piece had fresh things in store but, more than this, the trio, visibly revelling in the hall’s acoustics, delivered a steady stream of phrase-juggling trades while solos were full-blooded and committed.”
The christian mcbride band
“He may swing like nobody's business, but he's just as likely to mine territory first explored by artists like Weather Report or reinvent the music of Steely Dan and Stevie Wonder.”
dj brother mister
The alter ego of nine-time Grammy award-winning bassist Christian McBride, DJ Brother Mister spins classic R&B, soul and funk on original analog vinyl from what he considers the “sweet spot” of dance music, from 1966 to 1986.
special projects
the movement revisited
“For the work, which reportedly took some two decades to come to fruition, McBride has deliberately freed himself of genre, gliding easily between straight-ahead jazz, gospel, big-band swing and more. It’s a colossal presentation, as is only fitting for the subject that it addresses.”
redman mehldau mcbride blade
“Musicians with a scary level of talent playing into the moment.”
chick corea trilogy 2
“Three musicians of substance further engaging in each other's world can lead to beautiful moments of improvisational bliss.”