Christian McBride

Christian McBride (born May 31, 1972, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American jazz bassist. His father, Lee Smith, and his great uncle, Howard Cooper, are well known Philadelphia bassists who served as McBride's early mentors. In the jazz community, McBride is widely considered to be one of the best bassists of his generation.

McBride has performed and recorded with a huge number of jazz legends and ensembles, including Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Diana Krall, Roy Haynes, Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, Joshua Redman, and Ray Brown's "Superbass" with John Clayton, as well as with pop, soul, and classical musicians like Kathleen Battle, Carly Simon, Sting, and James Brown.

Since 2000, McBride has fronted his own acoustic, jazz, fusion and funk ensemble, "The Christian McBride Band." As writer Alan Leeds has stated, it is "one of the most intoxicating, least predictable bands on the scene today."

McBride primarily plays upright bass, but is equally adept on the electric bass. During his tenure with Sting (2001-2003), he also played bass for the collaborative project, "The Philadelphia Experiment." The Philadelphia Experiment included keyboardist Uri Caine and hip-hop drummer Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson.

McBride's recent projects include tours and recordings with the Pat Metheny Trio, the Bruce Hornsby Trio, and Queen Latifah. His Live at Tonic three-CD set was released in 2006.

McBride is also co-director of the new National Jazz Museum in Harlem.

Selected discography

References

• Christian McBride Throws Down Chris M. Slawecki, AllAboutJazz, May 23, 2006, Retrieved September 28 2007
• Live at Tonic David Miller, AllAboutJazz.com, May 21, 2006 Retrieved August 11 2007
• Christian McBride: Bass Beautiful Donald True Van Deusen, AllAboutJazz.com, October 6, 2004 Retrieved August 11 2007
• The Philadelphia Experiment Todd S. Jenkins, AllAboutJazz.com, July 01, 2001 Retrieved August 11 2007

External links

• Official website
• The National Jazz Museum in Harlem

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