Christian McBride

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.

June 28, 2021. With Christian McBride, the question isn’t what can or can’t he do; the question is, rather: What hasn’t he done yet? On For Jimmy, Wes and…

Say goodbye to 2020 and hello to 2021 with live music from some of the best jazz groups performing today, featuring the Catherine Russell Trio, Pink Martini, KOKOROKO and The Jazz Gallery All-Stars.

November 9, 2020. After a tense election season marked by discord and division, you might find yourself yearning for something, anything, to restore your…

Listen to the final episode of Jazz Night In America's three-part series on the Newport Jazz Festival. Philly native Christian McBride, who hosts the…