Music is rarely polished and potent; rounded surfaces and sharp edges don't usually work well within the same piece of artwork, but McBride believes that both belong here. People Music is all about closing the gap that exists between music for uninitiated ears and music for the music makers—fire and fun both find a way to peacefully and positively coexist on this one.
It still amazes me that McBride — who I first encountered as a 17-year-old arrival on the New York scene, fresh from his native Philadelphia — will celebrate only his 41st birthday at the end of this month. Not only does it seem as though he has been on the scene forever now, but he has essentially been omnipresent.
BlogCritics.org says "If Cécile McLorin Salvant isn’t yet on your radar, Woman Child will put her there."
Cécile McLorin Salvant - WomanChild and Yellowjackets - A Rise In The Road both make top 5
| 5/21/13 | Sachal Vasandani | Seattle, WA | Jazz Alley (w/ Gerald Clayton Trio) |
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| 5/22/13 | Yellowjackets | Boca Raton, FL | Jazziz Nighlife |
| 5/22/13 | Jonathan Butler | Atlanta, GA | Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center |
| 5/22/13 | Sachal Vasandani | Seattle, WA | Jazz Alley (w/ Gerald Clayton Trio) |
| 5/23/13 | Yellowjackets | Boca Raton, FL | Jazziz Nighlife |
| 5/23/13 | Gary Burton | Ludwigshafen, Germany | Feireabendhaus |
| 5/24/13 | Kyle Eastwood | Cenon, France | Le Rocher de Palmer |
| 5/24/13 | Jonathan Butler | Denver, CO | The Soiled Dove |
| 5/24/13 | Gary Burton | Darmstadt, Germany | Centralstation |
| 5/24/13 | Kirk Whalum | Atlanta, GA | Chastain Park (w/ BWB) |
| 5/25/13 | Aaron Diehl | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta Jazz Festival (w/ Cecile McLorin Salvant) |
| 5/25/13 | Cécile McLorin Salvant | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta Jazz Festival (w/ Aaron Diehl Trio) |
| 5/25/13 | Yellowjackets | Jacksonville, FL | Jacksonville Jazz Festival |
| 5/25/13 | Gary Burton | Frankfurt, Germany | Sendesaal |
| 5/25/13 | Warren Wolf | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta Jazz Festival (w/ Aaron Diehl) |
| 5/25/13 | Jonathan Butler | Carlsbad, CA | La Costa Resort (featuring Jonathan Butler, Sheila E. and Elan Trotman) |
| 5/25/13 | Kirk Whalum | Jacksonville, FL | Jacksonville Jazz Festival (w/ BWB) |
| 5/26/13 | Tia Fuller | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta Jazz Festival |
| 5/26/13 | Kirk Whalum | San Diego, CA | Hilton San Diego (w/ BWB) |
| 6/1/13 | Alfredo Rodriguez | Kennett Square, PA | Longwood Gardens "Wine and Jazz Festival" |
| 6/1/13 | Kirk Whalum | Newport Beach, CA | Hyatt Newporter Jazz Festival (w/ BWB) |
| 6/3/13 | Kyle Eastwood | London, UK | Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club |
| 6/4/13 | Sean Jones | Cleveland, OH | Allen Theatre |
| 6/4/13 | Kyle Eastwood | London, UK | Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club |
| 6/5/13 | Kyle Eastwood | London, UK | Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club |
| 6/6/13 | Kyle Eastwood | London, UK | Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club |
| 6/6/13 | Kirk Whalum | Napa, CA | Napa Valley Opera House (w/ BWB) |
| 6/7/13 | Richard Elliot | Clearwater, FL | Ruth Eckerd Hall |
| 6/7/13 | Kyle Eastwood | London, UK | Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club |
| 6/8/13 | Richard Elliot | Columbia, MD | Merriweather Post Pavilion (Dave Koz and Friends Summer Horns Tour) |