Christian McBride

Artistic Director
Christian McBride - Artistic Director at JAZZ HOUSE KiDS

A world renowned bassist, composer, arranger, educator, curator, administrator, and five-time GRAMMY Award-winner, Christian McBride has been one of the most important and prolific figures in the jazz world for 20 years. He recently won a 2016 GRAMMY Award for “Best Improvised Jazz Solo”, the only bassist to ever win at this category, and was appointed Artistic Director of the Newport Jazz Festival.

Over the past 25 years, he has performed and recorded with numerous jazz legends: Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Diana Krall, Roy Haynes, Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Wynton Marsalis, Hank Jones, Lewis Nash, Joshua Redman, and Ray Brown’s “Superbass” with John Clayton.  A versatile sideman, he’s also crosses over genres, playing with The Roots, Kathleen Battle, Carly Simon, Sting, Bruce Hornsby, Edgar Meyer and James Brown.

McBride currently hosts and produces a show on SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and NPR’s “Jazz Night in America”. He serves as Board Member and Artistic Chair of Jazz House Kids, Artistic Director of the Montclair Jazz Festival, and Artistic Advisor for Jazz Programming at NJPAC. His most recent recording is titled “Live at the Village Vanguard.