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Christian McBride

Born: May 31, 1972

The finest musicians to spring from the world of jazz have clearly had an advantage when it comes to branching into other genres of music. Their mastery of composition, arranging and sight reading coupled with their flair for improvisation and spontaneous creation make them possibly the most seasoned and adaptable musicians in the art. Grammy Award winner Christian McBride, chameleonic virtuoso of the acoustic and electric bass, stands tall at the top of this clique. Beginning in 1989—the beginning of an amazing career in which he still has wider-reaching goals to attain - the Philadelphian has thus far been first-call-requested to accompany literally hundreds of fine artists, ranging in an impressive array from McCoy Tyner and Sting to Kathleen Battle and Diana Krall

Prime

Label: Brother Mister Productions
Released: 2023
Track listing: Head Bedlam; Prime; Moonchild; Obsequiois; The Lurkers; The Good Life; Dolphy Dust; East Broadway Rubdown.

Beyond Orbits

By Miho Hazama

Label: Edition Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Abeam; A Monk in Ascending and Descending; Exoplanet Suite: I. Elliptical Orbit (feat. Christian McBride); Exoplanet Suite: II. Three Sunlights; Exoplanet Suite: III. Planet Nine; Can't Hide Love; Portrait of Guess; From Life Comes Beauty

How Love Begins

By Nicole Zuraitis

Label: Outside in Music
Released: 2023
Track listing: The Good Ways; Travel; Reverie; Let Me Love You; Burn; Two Fish; Well Planned, Well Played; 20 Seconds; Like Dew; The Garden.

The Good Life

By George Freeman - Guitar

Label: HighNote Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: If I Had You; Mr. D; Up and Down; Lowe Groovin’; 1, 2, 3, 4; Sister Tankersley; The Good Life.

Day 3 at Newport Jazz Festival: Hearing the Future and Honoring the History

by Dave Kaufman
October 4, 2023

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3Sunday, the fest's final day, was glorious, with perfect weather and large, enthusiastic crowds. Friday and Saturday had killer lineups, but the festival arguably saved the best for last. There were a total of 17 acts. This included young emerging stars such as Samara Joy and Matthew ...

Renewing the Legacy: The Day 2 Musical Odyssey at the Newport Jazz Festival

by Dave Kaufman
October 3, 2023

Day 1 | Day 2 The first day at the Newport showcased a multitude of performers who could be described as “beyond jazz" or “jazz adjacent." Their performances were greeted enthusiastically, and they added a palpable energy and a festive vibe. In the last two days of the festival, the balance shifted somewhat to ...

Miho Hazama M_Unit: Beyond Orbits

by Angelo Leonardi
October 2, 2023

Uno degli eventi al Monterey Jazz Festival del 2021 è stato il concerto dell'M_Unit di Miho Hazama, la giovane compositrice e bandleader giapponese che s'è imposta tra le figure più innovative della sua generazione. In quell'occasione Hazama ha presentato la suite in tre movimenti “Exoplanet" che--incisa poi in studio--costituisce il fulcro del disco appena pubblicato dalla ...

Miho Hazama's M_Unit: Beyond Orbits

by Chris May
September 29, 2023

Beyond Orbits is the fêted composer and conductor Miho Hazama's fourth album with M_Unit. She founded the band in 2012, two years after moving from Tokyo to New York and while she was still studying for a masters in jazz composition at the Manhattan School of Music. Hazama released M_Unit's first album in ...

Introducing Drummer Mecadon McCune

by Sanford Josephson
September 18, 2023

This article previously appeared in Jersey Jazz Magazine. Mecadon McCune has been immersed in music since he was born. His father is veteran jazz pianist Brandon McCune; his mother, Christine Clemmons-McCune, is an opera singer. “My dad made sure that I was learning piano since I was about four years old," he said, “but ...