Christian McBride

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Christian McBride
From left to right: McCoy Tyner, Ravi Coltrane, Christian McBride, Roy Haynes and Michael Brecker performing at the Newport Jazz Festival on August 14, 2004.
From left to right: McCoy Tyner, Ravi Coltrane, Christian McBride, Roy Haynes and Michael Brecker performing at the Newport Jazz Festival on August 14, 2004.
Background information
Birth name Christian Lee McBride
Born May 31, 1972 (1972-05-31) (age 36)
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Genre(s) Jazz
Occupation(s) Bassist
Years active 1989–present
Label(s) Verve Records, Warner Bros. Records, Ropeadope Records
Website Official Website

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.

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[edit] Selected discography

Title Year of Release Label
Gettin' To It 1995 Verve
Number Two Express 1996 Verve
A Family Affair 1998 Verve
Sci-Fi 2000 Verve
The Philadelphia Experiment 2001 Ropeadope
Vertical Vision 2003 Warner Bros. Records
Live at Tonic 2006 Ropeadope

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