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Christian McBride Gives Fans A Preview Of McBride’s World At Sea Via New Musical Collaborations With Samara Joy, Ledisi, Cécile Mclorin Salvant And José James - All Are Scheduled To Perform On The Cruise, Sailing January 20-27, 2026
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G Sibley
Nine-time GRAMMY Award-winning bassist, composer and bandleader Christian McBride is giving fans a glimpse into the creative energy and collaborative spirit that will defineChristian McBride’s World at Sea, his week-long music cruise that sails from January 20-27, 2026. Starting this summer and continuing through October, McBride unveils a series of projects with artists who will join him on the cruise that will take place aboard the Celebrity Summit (departing from Ft. Lauderdale with stops in Jamaica and Grand Cayman). Earlier ...
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Christian McBride's World At Sea Sets Sail January 2026
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G Sibley
Nine-time GRAMMY Award-winning bassist Christian McBride has a new production in the works: his very first cruise, Christian McBride’s World at Sea. A celebration of jazz and more, McBride personally invited an expansive lineup of jazz greats, incomparable vocalists, top comedians and special guests to join his cruise, including Ledisi, Samara Joy, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Angélique Kidjo, José James, Melissa Walker, comedians Alonzo Bodden and George Wallace, featured instrumentalists Benny Green, Gregory Hutchinson, Sullivan Fortner, Christian Sands, Julius Rodriguez, Steve ...
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World-renowned Smoke Announces September Concert Schedule Including Club Debuts Of Branford Marsalis Quartet And Dave Holland New Quartet, Album Releases By Jazzmeia Horn And Christian Sands And More
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AMT Public Relations
\Entering its second quarter century as committed as ever to pure jazz (All About Jazz),” SMOKE Jazz Club continues its 25th anniversary season with an exciting month of album release shows and club debuts. September kicks off with a residency featuring pianist Brad Mehldau (Aug 29-Sep 1). For the first time in the club’s history, SMOKE presents NEA Jazz Master Dave Holland at the helm of his New Quartet (Sep 4-8) and the long-awaited New York City appearance of Branford ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Charlie Christian
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Charlie Christian's birthday today!
As the man who popularized the guitar in a jazz setting, his legacy lives on. Charlie Christian was born on July 29, 1916 in Bonham, Texas but was raised in Oklahoma City from the time he was two years old. Charlie's immediate family were all musically talented- his mother played the piano; his father sang and played the trumpet and guitar; his brother, Clarence, played the violin and the mandolin; and ...
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Flutist/Composer Christian Artmann Ponders Questions Of Life And The World On 'The Middle Of Life,' Set For June 2 Release By Sunnyside Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Christian Artmann contemplates his, and our, moment in time with the June 2 release by Sunnyside Records of the aptly titled The Middle of Life. An introspective but highly emotional affair—with a sensitive quartet featuring pianist Laszlo Gardony, bassist John Lockwood, and drummer Yoron Israel adding their ruminations—the flutist/composer’s fourth album ponders the state of the world, both positive and negative, in both the personal and broad senses. Like most of the world, San Francisco (by way of Germany and ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah's birthday today!
Christian Scott, also known as Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah (born March 31, 1983, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a two-time Edison Award winning and Grammy Award nominated trumpeter, composer and producer. He is the nephew of jazz innovator and legendary sax man, Donald Harrison, Jr. His musical tutelage began under the direction of his uncle at the age of thirteen. After graduating from the New Orleans Center for Creative ...
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Ron Carter & The Jazzaar Festival Big Band Directed By Christian Jacob
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Helen Savari-Renold
The live recording, Remembering Bob Freedman at the 2019 Jazzaar Festival, Switzerland was released on October 6, 2021 on Shanti Records. The 17-piece Jazzaar Festival Big Band was assembled specifically for the 2019 festival showcasing the phenomenon of the “Bandstand Learning with Role Models” platform. This was founded in 1992 by Fritz K Renold and Helen Savari-Renold, also the producers of this recording. The album features the bass legend Ron Carter with some acclaimed jazz instrumentalists such as trumpeter Ryan ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Charlie Christian
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Charlie Christian's birthday today!
As the man who popularized the guitar in a jazz setting, his legacy lives on. Charlie Christian was born on July 29, 1916 in Bonham, Texas but was raised in Oklahoma City from the time he was two years old. Charlie's immediate family were all musically talented- his mother played the piano; his father sang and played the trumpet and guitar; his brother, Clarence, played the violin and the mandolin; and ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah's birthday today!
Christian Scott, also known as Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah (born March 31, 1983, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a two-time Edison Award winning and Grammy Award nominated trumpeter, composer and producer. He is the nephew of jazz innovator and legendary sax man, Donald Harrison, Jr. His musical tutelage began under the direction of his uncle at the age of thirteen. After graduating from the New Orleans Center for Creative ...
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Christian De Mesones Releases ‘Hispanica (Instrumental)’ Featuring Bob James
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Christian de Mesones
“Hispanica (instrumental)”, the new single from bassist, composer and band leader Christian de Mesones, is now available for streaming and purchase on all major music platforms and on the artist’s website. de Mesones’ latest creation is a vibrant, soulful, Latin-flavored contemporary jazz gem that prominently features legendary jazz pianist Bob James, who appears courtesy of Tappan Zee Records. It is the instrumental re-imagining of a track from de Mesones’ debut solo project, “They Call Me Big New York”, which contained ...
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