Christian McBride: Conversations With Christian McBride
There's not the epic scope of his big band or the knotty intimacy of Inside Straight, but I reckon McBride...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2012
The Christian McBride Big Band: For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver
For almost a decade, Christian McBride's big band has been admired for its power, exuberance and swing – pretty much...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: October/2020
Christian McBride and Inside Straight: People Music
Christian McBride's straight-ahead project might not break any boundaries but, like the leader's propulsive bass playing, it certainly packs a...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: June/2013
Album Interview: Christian McBride Trio: Out Here
Christian McBride | Christian Sands | Ulysses Owen, Jr
Although Christian McBride is a familiar figure within the piano trio context, he has never led a piano trio of...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2013
Christian McBride: The Q Sessions
Christian McBride | Eric Harland | Marcus Strickland | Mike Stern
Described as an EP (though it’s hardly shorter than some old-fashioned LPs), this set was originally set up as an...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2022
Redman/Mehldau/McBride/Blade: RoundAgain
Brad Mehldau | Brian Blade | Christian McBride | Joshua Redman
What could be the first supergroup of the post-pandemic era is actually the reincarnation of Joshua Redman's original mid-1990s quartet....
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2020
Christian McBride & Inside Straight: Live at the Village Vanguard
Carl Allen | Christian McBride | Peter Martin | Steve Wilson | Warren Wolf
McBride sets a good example for contemporary definitions of ‘inside playing’ and ‘straight-ahead feel’. His quintet also contains a cross-section...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: December/January/2021/2022
Christian Sands: Reach
The young US pianist who came to wide attention in Christian McBride's trio (McBride co-produces here) opens his debut as...
Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: June/2017
Christian McBride's New Jawn: Prime
Christian McBride | Josh Evans | Marcus Strickland | Nasheet Waits
Throughout his illustrious 30- year career bassist-bandleader Christian McBride has largely kept his acoustic and electric projects separate but, if...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2023
Christian McBride's New Jawn
Christian McBride | Josh Evans | Marcus Strickland | Nasheet Waits
Bassist McBride is a kind of latter-day Pied Piper, a jazz activist as well as a virtuoso player, constantly teaching,...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019
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