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"Conversations With Christian" A Project Of 20 Duet Performances and Interviews Issued Digitally Throughout the Year Beginning in February
In all the venture will produce 20 duets - musical conversations - with a diverse array of guest including Hank Jones, Angélique Kidjo, Roy Hargrove, George Duke, Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, Russell Malone, Eddie Palmieri, Sting and others. The duets’ actual conversational accompaniment will be exposed in a series of podcasts, usually with exclusive pictures or video.
You can buy them at your favorite online store, listen to them here at mackavenue.com and look forward to the final compendium of all 20 this September.
McBride Will Take More Giant Steps Forward In 2009 With a Variety of Projects: His Debut Album With Mack Avenue Records Kind of Brown Featuring His New Quintet;
Since 1989 when bassist Christian McBride moved to New York at the age of 17, the Philadelphia native has been one of the most important and influential artists of his generation. He's not only developed into a top-tier solo artist who is equally adept on acoustic and electric bass, but he's also been the go-to bass sideman, with support duties ranging from Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea to Diana Krall and Sting. Over the past 20 years, McBride has been documented on over 250 recordings. In addition, he has been at the forefront of jazz education, including serving as an artist in residence at festivals (most recently 2008's Detroit International Jazz Festival and the Monterey Jazz Festival). He is the artistic director of the JAS Band Academy (Jazz Aspen Snowmass, Band Edition) and also serves as co-director of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. He is currently the creative jazz chair for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In this role, he proudly served as producer, music director and arranger for his hero the late James Brown, for his first-ever jazz show at the Hollywood Bowl in September 2006.
Look for Christian McBride with the Chick Corea/John McLaughlin Five Peace Band (also featuring saxophonist Kenny Garrett and either drummer Vinnie Colaiuta or Brian Blade). The super group will be performing in the U.S. this year.
