“McBride is one of modern jazzs most innovative musicians…” raves GLIDE MAGAZINE. “McBride has been the Don of the double bass for decades now…” says the LONDON JAZZ NEWS.
8x-GRAMMY® Award-Winner & 16x-GRAMMY® Nominated Bassist & Composer CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE is a dynamic force in music. With a career spanning over 3 decades, the Philadelphia native is renowned for his relentless energy and has become one of the most requested, most recorded, most respected figures in the music world today. He serves as Artistic Director for several prestigious institutions, including the Newport Jazz Festival. He also hosts NPR's Jazz Night in America and The Lowdown: Conversations With Christian on SiriusXM Radio. Whether behind the bass or away from it, McBride is always part of the music, a luminary with one hand ever reaching for new heights and the other inviting us to join him. "The leading upright bassist of his generation, McBride is known for his ebullient precision his joy in the details and for savoring the nectar inside swing rhythm," raves DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE. "McBride is one of the most admired bassists of his generation..." says the CHICAGO TRIBUNE.