Christian mcbride presents a very personal and engaging series for 2009 conversations with christian. Christian mcbride made his first appearance at the newport jazz festival in 1991, as the bassist in jazz futures, a youthful hardbop wrecking crew. Christian mcbride, newport jazz festival star, becomes a. Nov 08, 2011 the upright bass is usually a background instrument. Christian mcbride trio christian mcbride, ulysses owens, jr. Christian mcbride trio christian mcbride, ulysses owens. Christian mcbride is a loquacious raconteur in addition to his fingerbusting bass skills, though make no mistake about it the only talk on this release is the musical kind two instruments make. Cohosts martha barnette and grant barrett talk with callers from around the world about slang, grammar, old sayings, word origins, regional dialects, family expressions, and speaking and writing well.
There are a lot of books out there you can read, there are a lot of people who teach music business. Bassist christian mcbride, host of nprs jazz night in america, recorded there for his latest album. Jazz great, sixtime grammy award winner, christian mcbride talks about his latest music and explains to karen why jazz is amazing. Christian fiction and nonfiction authors talk about their latest books. Christian mcbride tangerine live studio session youtube. Scifi is a seminal work by seminal artists and may very well be considered one of the most essential jazz recordings of the 21st century. Sonny rollins chats with christian mcbride and nprs audie. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Npr jazz night in america host christian mcbride interviews sweet poppa lou donaldson 2019 photography by npr enjoy this radio interview at s. He is also author of a number of books, including most recently how the body of christ talks. Mcbride also fronts the christian mcbride big band, whose mack avenue recording the good feeling won the grammy award for best large jazz ensemble album in 2012. June 20, 2019 host christian mcbride sits down with saxophonist lou donaldson to talk about lous life as a performer, his thoughts on jazz today and how hiphop brought new ears to his music. Grammy winning bass player christian mcbride is the host of a show that treats the listeners to a little comedy, a little trivia and a lot of music.
Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. June 20, 2019 host christian mcbride sits down with saxophonist lou donaldson to talk about lous life as a performer, his thoughts on jazz today and how hiphop brought new ears to. One of the best new book releases of this week is the water dancer. Apr 17, 2019 the allfemale big bands that made history during world war ii. Rollins recently sat down with jazz night in americas christian mcbride and npr s audie cornish to talk about it. Amazon kindle audible tanehisi coates read one biography of harriet tubman in which the biographer admitted that historians arent quite sure how she managed to lead so many people to freedom.
Christian mcbride, bassist, record producer and host of npr s jazz night in america, joined audie cornish on all things considered to discuss just how a jazz standard comes to be as well the. Christian mcbride has created a historically and culturally illuminating fivepart suite for an 18piece big band, chorus and narrators that places the motivating forces as well as the goals of the civil rights movement within a powerfully relevant artistic context. Jul 15, 2017 christian mcbride discusses new projects, his longtime working relationship with david gage and more. Christian mcbride bassist, composer and host of npr s jazz night in america. Eddie palmieri interviewed by christian mcbride youtube. A way with words is a nationwide public radio show about language examined through history, culture, and family. This highly anticipated release, which follows the christian mcbride big bands 2011 grammy awardwinning debut, the good feeling, puts his status and skills as an allaround entertainer on full display. Mcbride also continues to host nprs jazz night in america and serves as artistic director of the newport jazz festival. Particularly, the conversation between mcbride s double bass and carters bass clarinet on walking on the moon shouldnt be missed.
This highly anticipated release, which follows the christian mcbride big bands 2011 grammy awardwinning debut, the good feeling,puts his status and skills as an allaround entertainer on full display. But the jazz anthem christian really wanted to talk about was a sprawling three movement. Its not a very glamorous place, mcbride tells all things considered host audie cornish. Lou interviewed on npr jazz night in america by host christian mcbride. This is a great npr interview with james mcbride the national book awardwinning author of this novel one of the best new book releases of this week deacon king kong. Often the bassist is a quiet dude who stands off to the side, staring into space and plunking his instrument. Christian mcbride the art and craft of storytelling. Christian mcbride on a love supreme and its descendants. A musical portrait of four icons is culminating documentation of a richly inspired piece lauding four key figures of the civil rights movement. Brown, i dont know if you remember this, fred, but i called you because i was so. It showcases the artists who are on the scene today, at the height of their creative powers, and offers listeners a way to discover and connect with the world of jazz using the technology thats available to them.
Powered by a relentless energy and a boundless love of swing, mcbrides path has described a continuous positive arc since his arrival on the scene. Interview with jazz great christian mcbride youtube. With a christian mcbride situation, mcbride and company explore the. Check out conversations with christian by christian mcbride on amazon music. Feeding on the energy of a live audience christian digs inside his guests who include musicians and entertainers from jazz and other artistic genres. Npr s audie cornish talks with christian mcbride of jazz night in america about the forgotten allfemale big bands that toured the united states. You know, you think of something like take five or take the a train or something like that. Christian mcbride is the host of nprs jazz night in america. A national jazz series presented by some of the leading producers of jazz content in the u. In what would turn out to be yet another encouraging music chapter in christian mcbride s monumental music career, this landmark album would signal a new form for his original virtuosity when it first came out in 20 as it became a charttopping blockbuster hit on the jazz charts and important achievement for the bass maestro.
Christian mcbride is a fivetime grammy award winning bassistcomposer and the host of nprs jazz night in america. Hes donated a lifes worth of writings, recordings and other materials to the schomburg center for research in black culture at the new york public library. Jazz night in america presents content from across the nation on multiple platforms. Judging from this cd, and from an npr interview i heard, christian mcbride is the antithesis of.
Mix christian mcbride tangerine live studio session youtube. Conversations with christian featuring christian mcbride. And joining us now is our favorite jazz guide christian mcbride host of npr s jazz night in america. Oct 22, 2018 christian mcbride 5311972 is a jazz bassist. Bassist extraordinaire, composer, arranger, educator, curator and administrator, christian mcbride, has been one of the most important and most omnipresent figures in the jazz world for 20 years.
Jul, 2017 iconic bassist christian mcbride has been doing what the title of his upcoming big band album implores for years. Christian mcbride remembers very well the first time he heard a love supreme, the john coltrane classic that turns 50 this month. Iconic bassist christian mcbride has been doing what the title of his upcoming big band album implores for years. He is the artistic director of the newport jazz festival and the host of the syndicated npr program jazz night in america. Mar 10, 2016 christian mcbride made his first appearance at the newport jazz festival in 1991, as the bassist in jazz futures, a youthful hardbop wrecking crew. Npr s audie cornish and christian mcbride, bassist and host of npr s jazz night in america, spoke with rollins about his collaborations with fellow jazz legends, the. April 17, 2019 nprs audie cornish talks with christian mcbride of jazz night in america about the forgotten allfemale big. Obviously i love new york because its like the central nervous system of the whole world, especially for jazz, but the longer i stayed away from philadelphia, i realized what a culturally rich place it is. Christian, thank you so much for talking about this song with us.
Powered by a relentless energy and a boundless love of swing, mcbride s path has described a continuous positive arc since his arrival on the scene. Virtuoso jazz bassist christian mcbrides legendary career has taken him from the halls of the juilliard school to the stage with some of musics biggest names. Industry interview with legendary jazz bassist christian mcbride. Hes added his name to more than 100 albums recorded live at the village vanguard. Big thanks to christian mcbride for taking the time out to answer these questions and share some stories. Jazz night in america is a public radio program, a video concert documentary series, and an online home for the music, from npr music, wbgo and jazz at lincoln center.
Conversations with christian on siriusxm and npr s jazz night in america. Heres where you can find out more about my solo releases, sideman recordings and publishing. Author interviews npr interviews with top authors and the npr book tour, a weekly feature and podcast where leading authors read and discuss their writing. Anna webbercourtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption. The upright bass is usually a background instrument. Npr a furious joy drives these glimpses of brave lives in perilous places. Apr 23, 2020 bassist extraordinaire, composer, arranger, educator, curator and administrator, christian mcbride, has been one of the most important and most omnipresent figures in the jazz world for 20 years. August 21, 2019 npr s audie cornish talks with christian mcbride about the impact of miles davis seminal album bitches brew an electrified sound that ushered in decades of jazz fusion 50. Christian mcbride biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. After 7 decades, sonny rollins cant get music off his. Inside the word of faith fellowship, one of americas most dangerous cults mitch weiss and holbrook mohr. Jnia presents both video featuring concert performances as well as storytelling around amazing concert performances including the artists, the venues, the fans, and the larger dynamics at play. Christian mcbride interviews lou donaldson, artbar, portland, oregon, feb. Mcbride is also the host and producer of the lowdown.
Recovering the practice of conversation in the church brazos press, 2019. The great bassist christian mcbride, jhks artistic chair and the husband of jhk founder melissa walker, will host. You also host some radio shows including nprs jazz night in america. Christian mcbride conversations with christian 2011, cd. I didnt realize how great a city philly was until i left, after i finished high school. Click on any cds name or cover for production credits, song samples and to purchase cds. Stories listen to the library the moth radio hour the moth podcast radio extras meet our radio hour hosts videos books. Bringin it christian mcbride big band, christian mcbride.
Christian mcbride has played bass on more than 300 recordings and won six grammy awards. That is bassist, composer and host of npr s jazz night in america, christian mcbride. Christian mcbrides second bigband album, 2017s bringin it, is a robust, swaggeringly performed set of originals and standards showcasing his deft arranging skills and his ensembles exuberant virtuosity. Conversations with christian by christian mcbride on amazon. The roots with special guest a christian mcbride situation. Bassist christian mcbride to release new album bringin it. Jazz house kids to offer online friday night listening. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Read the latest interviews with your favorite christian authors. What ray brown taught him about playing jazz bass updated apr 03, 2019.
A sprawling blueprint for protest music, courtesy of the. Host christian mcbride picks his favorite songs from the gig that puts both musicians joy and camaraderie on full display. Jazz night in america explores the best music and stories in jazz in weekly. With cigar in one hand and a glass of red wine in the other, bassist christian mcbride struck an easy, affable pose onstage at dizzys club cocacola in the first of his conversations with christian, a series of onstage dialogues and musical encounters to be broadcast on the siriusxm satellite radio network. In 2018, he released christian mcbride s new jawn, an adventurous, pianoless quartet album featuring trumpeter josh evans, tenor saxophonist marcus strickland, and drummer nasheet waits.
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