Christian McBride

Jazz Concert Review: Newport Jazz Fest 2023 — Changing Parameters

August 8, 2023
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Sunday arguably offered the jazz festival’s most impressive lineup. The star of the day turned out to be singer Samara Joy.

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Jazz Album Review: Steve Davis’s “Bluesthetic” — Swinging Oh-So Comfortably

July 5, 2022
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Trombonist Steve Davis says he never strays very far from the blues, and he proves it with this fine album.

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Jazz Commentary: Some Thoughts on Joshua Redman and Friends

May 1, 2022
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The important thing was the collective triumph of the band’s music, in a beautiful venue, with an audience that was alive to their every move.

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Jazz Album Review: Christian McBride & Inside Straight: Live at the Village Vanguard

November 25, 2021
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As serious a musician as he is, and as virtuosic as he can be, the naturally extroverted Christian McBride knows how to entertain, a talent generously evident in this live performance.

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Jazz Album Review: A Big Band Homage to the Late Jimmy Heath

September 19, 2021
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The Temple University students in this fine big band homage to the late saxophonist/composer Jimmy Heath sound professional — tight and well rehearsed. They are joined by all-stars Joey DeFrancesco and Christian McBride.

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Jazz Album Review: Miguel Zenón’s Law Years Band & Christian McBride’s New Jawn Band

April 12, 2021
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Two pianoless quartets + two restless leaders = some of the best music of the last few years.

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Jazz Album Review: Christian McBride’s “For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver” — A Mighty Cheery Big Band

September 22, 2020
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Inspired by their leader, bassist Christian McBride, the musicians in this big band always sound like they are having the times of their lives.

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Jazz Album Review: Christian McBride’s “The Movement Revisited” — Continuing the Struggle for Civil Rights

January 20, 2020
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In this disc dedicated to black heroes of the Civil Rights Movement, Christian McBride insists that everyone must be free if any of us is going to be.

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Jazz Concert Review: Christian McBride & Tip City — Mastery and Joy

June 9, 2019
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It’s an uncommon pleasure to see band members enjoy themselves the way Tip City did.

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Jazz CD Review: Welcome Christian McBride’s “New Jawn”

November 13, 2018
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One of the distinguishing characteristics of this set is the smart, energetic, and ever-changing, relationship between bass and drums.

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