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Christian McBride | |
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![]() McBride at the 2009 Detroit Jazz Festival | |
Background information | |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | May 31, 1972
Genres | Jazz, jazz fusion, big band |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Double bass, bass guitar |
Years active | 1989–present |
Labels | Verve, Warner Bros., Ropeadope, Mack Avenue |
Website | www |
Christian McBride (born May 31, 1972) is an American jazz bassist, composer and arranger. He has appeared on more than 300 recordings as a sideman, and is an eight-time Grammy Award winner.
McBride has performed and recorded with a number of jazz musicians and ensembles, including Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Joe Henderson, Diana Krall, Roy Haynes, Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, Eddie Palmieri, Joshua Redman, and Ray Brown's "SuperBass" with John Clayton, as well as with pop, hip-hop, soul and classical musicians like Sting, Paul McCartney, Celine Dion, Isaac Hayes, The Roots,[1] Queen Latifah, Kathleen Battle, Renee Fleming, Carly Simon, Bruce Hornsby, and James Brown.