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Christian McBride Big Band: Bringin' It
by Dan Bilawsky
Where and how does Christian McBride find the time to do what he does? His plate is full about nine times over, what with his work as bassist, composer, bandleader, educator, jazz advocate, public speaker, radio personality, DJ, and Artistic Director for the Newport Jazz Festival. It's no wonder that it took him six years to get this juggernaut of a big band back together in the studio. This album serves as the long-awaited follow-up to The ...
read moreChristian McBride Big Band - The Good Feeling (2011)
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Something Else!
In a way, Christian McBride has been working on this big-band project all along. The talented jazz bassist's interest in this format began almost 20 years ago when he crafted the still-fonky “Bluesin' in Alphabet City" for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, under the direction of Wynton Marsalis. A new version—which, dare I say it, is fonkier still—can be heard on The Good Feeling, connecting the dots from that long-ago spark to this Mack Avenue release, issued on Tuesday. ...
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Jazz It Up! Episode 10, Season 2: Christian McBride Big Band, Eric Person Trio, Jon Hendricks, Robin D.G. Kelley, Vintage Oscar Peterson
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Michael Ricci
One of the hardest working men in jazz, bassist Christian McBride, leads a big band at the Iridium in New York City for the last episode of season 2 of Jazz it Up! In the first of two feature songs, tenor saxophonist Todd Williams caresses a blues as McBride co-signs on bass and voice; during the second, McBride's uptempo composition “The Shade of the Cedar Tree," the big band lifts the groove high, as McBride relates details about his upcoming ...
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
