Christian McBride

This unpredictable, funky set showcases the distinctive creative interplay between each player's personality.

A few years ago, two generations of great Philadelphia bassists, Christian McBride and Lee Smith, sat down with J. Michael Harrison at WRTI to talk shop and catch up. We're sharing it now as a Father's Day treat.

"BP with the GM" won the Marian McPartland-Willis Conover Award for Career Achievement in Broadcasting, among other honors in the 2023 JJA Jazz Awards.

Among the two dozen or so artists honored with a 2023 JJA Jazz Award, a few stand out for dominant wins in multiple categories.

Penn Live Arts has announced its 2023-24 season, featuring concerts by The Crossing, the Branford Marsalis Quartet, Cécile McLorin Salvant and much more.

With headliners like Herbie Hancock, Diana Krall, Kamasi Washington and Jon Batiste, the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival suggests a barometer of the music's mainstream.

As the new Artist-Approved Sound Spokesperson for Qobuz, Christian McBride is curating some playlists — starting out, as you might expect, On the One.

Christian McBride, jazz's most vocal proponent of the Philadelphia Eagles, has fond history with Bobby Watson, who rides for his hometown Kansas City Chiefs. They had some words for each other heading into Super Bowl LVII.

The title track of 'Prime,' a forthcoming album by Christian McBride's New Jawn, captures four musical aces in spirited exchange. WRTI is proud to feature the single in an exclusive premiere.

For nearly a century, jazz musicians have debated what gives songs that propulsive, groovy feel that makes you want to move with the music. The secret may lie in subtle nuances in a soloist's timing.