As a fixture on the US jazz scene since the 1990s, bass player Christian McBride
– born on May 31, 1972, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - has performed with some
of the biggest artists in the world including Paul McCartney, James Brown, and
Sting. He has also led his own groups and picked up five Grammy Awards.
Christian McBride followed in the footsteps of his father and great uncle and
took up playing the bass at a young age, before honing his craft at Juilliard
School in New York. Getting his start with saxophonist Bobby Watson's band when
he was 17, he went on to tour with Mil...