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| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US| genre = Jazz, jazz fusion, big band| instrument = Double bass, bass guitar| occupation = Musician| years_active = 1989–presentVerve Records>Verve, Warner Bros. Records, Ropeadope Records>Ropeadope, Mack Avenuewww.christianmcbride.com/}}}}Christian McBride (born May 31, 1972) is an American jazz bassist, composer and arranger. He has appeared on more than 300 recordings as a sideman, and is an eight-time Grammy Award winner.McBride has performed and recorded with a number of jazz musicians and ensembles, including Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Joe Henderson, Diana Krall, Roy Haynes, Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, Eddie Palmieri, Joshua Redman, and Ray Brown’s “SuperBass” with John Clayton, as well as with pop, hip-hop, soul and classical musicians like Sting, Paul McCartney, Celine Dion, Isaac Hayes, The Roots,weblink {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416043320www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20090412_Late_night_with_the_Roots.html|date=April 16, 2009}} Queen Latifah, Kathleen Battle, Renee Fleming, Carly Simon, Bruce Hornsby, and James Brown.

Early life

McBride was born in Philadelphia on May 31, 1972.{{Citation |last=Carroll |first=Daniel John |date=January 13, 2015 |title=McBride, Christian |publisher=Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2276046 }} After starting on bass guitar, McBride switched to double bass. He is a graduate of the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, and studied at the Juilliard School.WEB, Christian McBride: Biography, Scott, Yanow, Allmusic, {{AllMusic, artist, christian-mcbride-p103298/biography, yes, |access-date =2011-01-02}}

Later life and career

File:Christian McBride & Jimmy Heath.jpg|thumb|left|240px|McBride, left with Jimmy HeathJimmy HeathMcBride was heralded as a teen prodigy when he joined saxophonist Bobby Watson’s group, Horizon, at the age of 17. From age 17 to 22, McBride played in the bands of older musicians such as Watson, Freddie Hubbard, Benny Golson, George Duke,Milt Jackson, J. J. Johnson and Hank Jones, as well as his peers such as Roy Hargrove, Benny Green, and Joshua Redman. In 1996, jazz bassist Ray Brown formed a group called SuperBass with McBride and fellow Brown protégé John Clayton. The group released two albums: SuperBass: Live at Scullers (1997) and SuperBass 2: Live at the Blue Note (2001).(File:Christian McBride.jpg|thumb|Christian McBride performing at New York Bass Collective)McBride was a member of saxophonist Joshua Redman’s Quartet in the early 1990s with pianist Brad Mehldau and drummer Brian Blade. McBride began leading his own groups in 1995 after the release of his debut album Gettin’ to It (Verve). Saxophonist Tim Warfield, pianists Charles Craig and Joey Calderazzo, and drummers Carl Allen and Greg Hutchinson are among the musicians who played in McBride’s early groups. From 2000 to 2008, McBride led his own ensemble, the Christian McBride Band, with saxophonist Ron Blake, pianist/keyboardist Geoffrey Keezer, and drummer Terreon Gully. The band released two albums: Vertical Vision (Warner Bros., 2003) and Live at Tonic (Ropeadope, 2006).In 1996, McBride contributed to the AIDS benefit album (Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip) produced by the Red Hot Organization.McBride primarily plays double bass, but he is equally adept on bass guitar. He played both on the album The Philadelphia Experiment, which included keyboardist Uri Caine and hip-hop drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson.WEB, Alder, David R., Philadelphia Experiment,www.allmusic.com/album/the-philadelphia-experiment-mw0000005514, AllMusic, 2 September 2017, Other projects have included tours and recordings with the Pat Metheny Trio, the Bruce Hornsby Trio, and Queen Latifah. Like Paul Chambers, McBride can solo by playing his bass arco style.In 2006, McBride was named to the position of Creative Chair for Jazz with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, taking over from Dianne Reeves. He was signed to a two-year contract that was renewed for an additional two years. He was succeeded by Herbie Hancock in 2010.WEB,www.laphil.com/press/press_kits/wdch_pk_2006/mcbride_bio.pdf, Christian McBride bio, Los Angeles Philharmonic, September 23, 2009, dead,www.laphil.com/press/press_kits/wdch_pk_2006/mcbride_bio.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20080726184545www.laphil.com/press/press_kits/wdch_pk_2006/mcbride_bio.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20080726184545www.laphil.com/press/press_kits/wdch_pk_2006/mcbride_bio.pdf, July 26, 2008, mdy-all, McBride performed with Sonny Rollins and Roy Haynes at Carnegie Hall on September 18, 2007, in commemoration of Rollins’ 50th anniversary of his first performance there.WEB,www.carnegiehall.org/SiteCode/Search/AdvancedSearch.aspx, Garnegie Hall official website, Carnegiehall.org, 2011-07-17,www.carnegiehall.org/SiteCode/Search/AdvancedSearch.aspx," title="web.archive.org/web/20100616192925www.carnegiehall.org/SiteCode/Search/AdvancedSearch.aspx,">web.archive.org/web/20100616192925www.carnegiehall.org/SiteCode/Search/AdvancedSearch.aspx, June 16, 2010, dead, McBride was also tapped by CBS to be a producer for the tribute to Rollins on the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors broadcast.In 2008, McBride joined John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Kenny Garrett and Vinnie Colaiuta in a jazz fusion supergroup called the Five Peace Band. They released an album in February 2009 and completed their world tour in May of that year, as Brian Blade took over for Vinnie Colaiuta as drummer in Asia and some US concerts. The album Five Peace Band Live won the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or GroupIn 2011 McBride released his first big band album, The Good Feeling, for which he won the Grammy for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance.McBride leads five groups: Inside Straight, featuring alto/soprano saxophonist Steve Wilson, vibraphonist Warren Wolf, pianist Peter Martin and drummer Carl Allen; a trio featuring pianist Christian Sands and drummer Jerome Jennings; his 18-piece big band; an experimental group called A Christian McBride Situation with pianist/keyboardist Patrice Rushen, turntablists DJ Logic and Jahi Sundance, saxophonist Ron Blake and vocalist Alyson Williams;WEB,postgenre.org/newport-jawn-christian-mcbride-i, Newport Jawn: PostGenre Interview with Christian McBride, July 26, 2021, and the New Jawn, featuring trumpeter Josh Evans, saxophonist Marcus Strickland, and drummer Nasheet Waits.In March 2016, McBride was named artistic director of the Newport Jazz Festival, succeeding the festival’s founder and artistic director, George Wein.McBride hosts NPR’s radio show, Jazz Night In America.WEB,www.npr.org/series/347174538/jazz-night-radio, Jazz Night in America: The Radio Program, NPR,

Personal life

Christian is married to jazz singer and educator Melissa Walker. Walker, with contributions by McBride, leads the Jazz House Kids, a jazz school in their home town of Montclair, New Jersey. Each summer, they both appear at the Montclair Jazz Festival, along with student ensembles led by the instructors, professional ensembles composed of instructors, and guest acts.McBride shared the story of his first encounters with Freddie Hubbard in “The Gig” and his relationship with James Brown in “Mr. Soul On Top” on The Moth Radio Hour, a radio show and podcast devoted to story-telling.The Moth, February 10, 2011.

James Moody Jazz Festival

McBride curates and advises the annual James Moody Jazz Festival.

Discography

As leader {| class“wikitable sortable”

! Year !! Title !! Label !! Personnel/Notes| 1994| Gettin’ to ItVerve Records>Verve|| 1995| Number Two Express| Verve|| 1998A Family Affair (Christian McBride album)>A Family Affair| Verve|| 2000Sci-Fi (album)>SciFi| Verve|| 2000The Philadelphia Experiment (album)>The Philadelphia ExperimentRopeadope Records>Ropeadope|| 2002| Vertical VisionWarner Bros. Records>Warner Bros.|| 2005Live at Tonic (Christian McBride album)>Live at Tonic| Ropeadope|| 2009Kind of Brown (album)>Kind of BrownMack Avenue Records>Mack Avenue|| 2011| The Good Feeling| Mack Avenue| Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album| 2011| Conversations with Christian| Mack Avenue|| 2013| People Music| Mack Avenue|| 2013Out Here (Christian McBride album)>Out Here| Mack Avenue|| 2015Live at the Village Vanguard (2015 Christian McBride album)>Live at the Village Vanguard| Mack Avenue| Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo| 2017Bringin’ It (Christian McBride album)>Bringin’ It| Mack Avenue| Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album| 2018| Christian McBride’s New Jawn| Mack Avenue|| 2020| The Movement Revisited| Mack Avenue|| 2020| For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver| Mack Avenue| Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album|2021Live at the Village Vanguard (Christian McBride 2021 album)>Live at the Village Vanguard|Mack Avenue||2023Prime (Christian McBride album)>Prime|Mack Avenue||2024But Who’s Gonna Play The Melody? (Christian McBride album)>But Who’s Gonna Play The Melody?|Mack Avenue|with Edgar Meyer

Compilations

• It’s Christmas on Mack Avenue (Mack Avenue, 2014)

As sideman {|class“wikitable sortable”

! Main artist !! Album title !! Year !! NotesObsession (Wallace Roney album)>Obsession| 1990|Shadows (Gary Bartz album)>Shadows| 1991|Hot Brass| 1991|Greens| 1991|Public Eye| 1991|The Lion and His Pride|1991|released 1994(Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn)| 1992| (Henderson won a Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo)That’s Right!| 1992|Testifyin’: Live at the Village Vanguard| 1992|Live at Fat Tuesday’s| 1992|Reverse the Charges| 1992|Hand in Hand (Mulgrew Miller album)>Hand in Hand| 1992|Legends (Benny Carter album)>Legends|1993|Presenting Chris Potter| 1993|Joshua Redman (album)>Joshua Redman| 1993|Tenor Legacy (Joe Lovano album)>Tenor Legacy| 1993|Lookin’ on the Bright Side| 1993|The Leading Man (album)>The Leading Man| 1993|Munchin’| 1993|Pearls| 1994|Signs of Life (Peter Bernstein album)>Signs of Life| 1994|After Dark (Don Braden album)>After Dark| 1994|Tango in Harlem| 1994|The Place to Be (Benny Green album)>The Place To Be| 1994|Moodswing (Joshua Redman album)>Moodswing| 1994|A Turtle’s Dream| 1994|Introducing Brad Mehldau| 1995||Roy Hargrove| Family| 1995|| Fleurine| Meant to be| 1995|| Joe Lovano| (Quartets: Live at the Village Vanguard)| 1995|| Joe Henderson| (Double Rainbow: The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim)| 1995|| Diana Krall| Only Trust Your Heart| 1995|Jimmy Smith (musician)>Jimmy SmithDamn! (Jimmy Smith album)>Damn!| 1995|| McCoy Tyner| Prelude and Sonata| 1995|Michael Wolff (musician)>Michael Wolff| Jumpstart| 1995|| Cedar WaltonComposer (album)>Composer| 1996|| Jimmy Smith| (Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams)| 1996|| Harold Mabern| Mabern’s Grooveyard| 1996|| Joe HendersonBig Band (album)>Big Band| 1996|| McCoy Tyner| (What the World Needs Now: The Music of Burt Bacharach)| 1997|| Diana KrallLove Scenes (Diana Krall album)>Love Scenes| 1997||Renee Rosnes| As We Are Now| 1997|| Chick Corea| Remembering Bud Powell| 1997|| McBride/Payton/Whitfield| Fingerpainting: The Music of Herbie Hancock| 1997|Frank Foster (jazz musician)>Frank FosterLeo Rising (Frank Foster album)>Leo Rising| 1997|| Michael Wolff| 2AM| 1997|| Freddie Hubbard| God Bless the Child| 1998|| George Duke| After Hours| 1998|| Yutaka Shiina| United| 1998|These Are Soulful Days| 1999|Naturally| 2000|| Harold Mabern| Maya with Love| 2000|| Eliane EliasEverything I Love (Eliane Elias album)>Everything I Love| 2000|| Diana KrallThe Look of Love (Diana Krall album)>The Look of Love| 2001|Jim Hall (musician)>Jim Hall|Jim Hall & Basses | 2001|Sting (musician)>StingAll This Time (Sting album)>All This Time| 2001|| Chick Corea| Rendezvous in New York| 2002|| George Duke| Face the Music| 2002|| Diana KrallLive in Paris (Diana Krall album)>Live in Paris| 2002|| Sting| Sacred Love| 2003|| David Sanborn| Time Again| 2003|| Pat MartinoThink Tank (Pat Martino album)>Think Tank| 2003|| Diana Krall| The Girl in the Other Room| 2004|| Regina BelleLazy Afternoon (Regina Belle album)>Lazy Afternoon| 2004|| McCoy TynerIlluminations (McCoy Tyner album)>Illuminations| 2004| Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album| David Sanborn| Closer| 2005|| Chris Botti| (To Love Again: The Duets)| 2005|| George DukeDuke (George Duke album)>Duke| 2005|Pat Metheny & Antonio Sanchez (drummer)>Antonio SanchezDay Trip (album)>Day Trip| 2005|| Eddie PalmieriListen Here! (Eddie Palmieri album)>Listen Here!| 2005|| Chris BottiDecember (Chris Botti album)>December| 2006|| Chick Corea| Super Trio: Corea/Gadd/McBride| 2006|| Hank Jones| West of 5th| 2006|| Bruce HornsbyCamp Meeting (album)>Camp Meeting| 2007|| Chris BottiItalia (album)>Italia| 2007|| Chick Corea| Chillin’ In Chelan| 2007|Back East| 2007|| McCoy TynerQuartet (McCoy Tyner album)>Quartet| 2007|| David Sanborn| Here and Gone| 2008|| Queen LatifahTrav’lin’ Light (Queen Latifah album)>Trav’lin’ Light| 2008|Pat Metheny & Antonio Sánchez (drummer)>Antonio Sanchez| Tokyo Day Trip| 2008|| George Duke| Dukey Treats| 2008|James Carter (musician)>James CarterHeaven on Earth (James Carter album)>Heaven on Earth| 2009|John McLaughlin (musician)>John McLaughlin| Five Peace Band Live| 2009| Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album| Paul McCartney| Kisses on the Bottom| 2012|Ulysses Owens>Ulysses Owens, JrUnanimous (album)>Unanimous| 2012|| Chick CoreaTrilogy (Chick Corea album)>Trilogy| 2013| Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album| George DukeDreamweaver (George Duke album)>DreamWeaver| 2013|| Joseph Tawadros| Permission to Evaporate| 2014|| Peter Bernstein| Signs Live!| 2015|| Diana KrallWallflower (Diana Krall album)>Wallflower| 2015|| Craig Taborn| (Flaga: Book of Angels Volume 27)| 2016| Part of John Zorn’s Book of Angels series|Diana Krall| Turn Up the Quiet| 2017||Joshua RedmanRoundAgain (album)>RoundAgain|2020||Joshua Redman|LongGone|2022|George Freeman (guitarist)>George Freeman|The Good Life|2023

See also

• List of jazz bassists

References

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External links

• Official website
• ‘Ep. 29: Featuring 6-time Grammy Award winning bassist Christian McBride’ Interview by Tigran Arakelyan
• “Industry Q&A with Christian McBride ”, Jazzfuel.com, 26 November 2019.
• Mack Avenue Artist Page
• Chris M. Slawecki, “Christian McBride Throws Down”, AllAboutJazz, May 23, 2006. Retrieved September 28, 2007
• David Miller, “Live at Tonic”, AllAboutJazz.com, May 21, 2006. Retrieved August 11, 2007
• Donald True Van Deusen, “Christian McBride: Bass Beautiful” AllAboutJazz, October 6, 2004 Retrieved August 11, 2007
• Todd S. Jenkins, www.allaboutjazz.com/reviews/r0701_222.htm" title="web.archive.org/web/20080117085718www.allaboutjazz.com/reviews/r0701_222.htm">“The Philadelphia Experiment”, AllAboutJazz.com, July 1, 2001. Retrieved August 11, 2007
• Nate Chinen, “A Situation Is Brewing, Acoustic and Fierce”, New York Times, June 28, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2009
• Christian McBride Band MySpace Page
• www.bass-musician-magazine.com/General/bass-musician-magazine-detail.asp?year=2007&month=10&article-id=423581795" title="web.archive.org/web/20110707213822www.bass-musician-magazine.com/General/bass-musician-magazine-detail.asp?year=2007&month=10&article-id=423581795">Conversation With Christian McBride, 10/01/2007
• castroller.com/Podcasts/TheMothPodcast/2229228-Christian%20McBride%20The%20Gig" title="web.archive.org/web/20110426010544castroller.com/Podcasts/TheMothPodcast/2229228-Christian%20McBride%20The%20Gig">Christian McBride telling a story entitled “The Gig” on The Moth podcast
• Conversation with Christian McBride - State of Mind, April 2006
• Interview with Christian McBride for the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Oral History Program July 18, 2015

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