Christian McBride (born May 31, 1972, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American jazz bassist. His father, Lee Smith, and his great uncle, Howard Cooper, are well known Philadelphia bassists who served as McBride's early mentors.

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  • Christian McBride (born May 31, 1972, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American jazz bassist. His father, Lee Smith, and his great uncle, Howard Cooper, are well known Philadelphia bassists who served as McBride's early mentors. In the jazz community, McBride is widely considered to be one of the best bassists of his generation. McBride has performed and recorded with a huge number of jazz legends and ensembles, including Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Diana Krall, Roy Haynes, Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, Joshua Redman, and Ray Brown's "Superbass" with John Clayton, as well as with pop, soul, and classical musicians like Kathleen Battle, Carly Simon, Sting, and James Brown. Since 2000, McBride has fronted his own acoustic, jazz, fusion and funk ensemble, "The Christian McBride Band." As writer Alan Leeds has stated, it is "one of the most intoxicating, least predictable bands on the scene today."McBride primarily plays upright bass, but is equally adept on the electric bass. During his tenure with Sting, he also played bass for the collaborative project, "The Philadelphia Experiment." The Philadelphia Experiment included keyboardist Uri Caine and hip-hop drummer Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson. McBride's recent projects include tours and recordings with the Pat Metheny Trio, the Bruce Hornsby Trio, and Queen Latifah. His Live at Tonic three-CD set was released in 2006. McBride is also co-director of the new National Jazz Museum in Harlem. (en)
  • Christian McBride est un contrebassiste de jazz fusion américain né le 31 mai 1972 à Philadelphie, dans l’État de Pennsylvanie, aux États-Unis. Il est considéré unanimement comme l'un des meilleurs contrebassistes de sa génération au sein de la communauté jazz. McBride a enregistré et joué avec un nombre impressionnant d'artistes jazz tels que Diana Krall, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Joshua Redman, Chris Botti, Roy Haynes, Chick Corea, Ray Brown, John Clayton mais aussi pop, soul ou classique comme Kathleen Battle, Carly Simon, Sting, Queen Latifah ou James Brown. Depuis 2000, McBride a créé son propre groupe oscillant entre jazz acoustique, jazz fusion et funk et acclamé par la critique, The Christian McBride Band. Il est aussi co-directeur du nouveau musée national du Jazz, à Harlem. En 2008, on le retrouve sur Day Trip, disque du Pat Metheny Trio aux côtés de Pat Metheny et Antonio Sanchez. De 1990 à 2007, alors qu'il n'a que 35 ans, Christian McBride compte déjà 240 enregistrements ou participations à des sessions comme sideman. Il fait partie de ces rares musiciens aussi doué à la contrebasse qu'à la basse électrique. (fr)
  • Christian McBride (ur. 31 maja 1972 w Filadalfi), amerykański basista jazzowy. Współpracował z wieloma sławami jazzu takimi jak Diana Krall, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Roy Haynes Ray Brown, John Clayton czy Chick Corea, a także z muzykami pop czy klasycznymi jak Kathleen Battle, Carly Simon, Sting i James Brown. Zazwyczaj gra na kontrabasie ale czasami używa elektrycznej gitary basowej. (pl)
  • Christian McBride, amerikansk jazzbasist född 1972. McBride spelar både kontrabas och elbas (ofta utan band) och han tillhör en av dagens mest eftertraktade jazzbasister. Han lärde sig spela elbas vid 9 års ålder och kontrabas vid elva. Hans första lärare var sin far och sin farbror. Han tog examen från en musikskola i Philadelphia 1989 och började spela i Philadelphia Youth Orchestra och fusiongruppen Free Flight. Efter att ha börjat studerat igen ett tag började han arbeta på div. jazzklubbar i New York. Så småningom fick han bli med i Roy Hargroves band följt av Freddie Hubbards. Där stannade han till 1993. 1991 fick han förfrågan att få spela tills. med kontrabasisterna Ray Brown och John Clayton i trion SuperBass. Efter att 1992 blivit hyllad av tidskriften Rolling Stone och hoppat in i olika band spelade han in sin första CD som ledare 1994, Gettin' to It. 1996 medverkade han i Robert Altmans film Kansas City. (sv)
  • Christian Lee McBride (* 31. Mai 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) ist ein amerikanischer Jazz-Bassist. McBride spielte in seiner Schulzeit Rhythm and Blues auf dem elektrischen Bass, bevor er sich dem akustischen Bass und der Jazzmusik zuwandte. Ab 1989 studierte er an der Juilliard School of Music. Danach spielte er kurze Zeit mit den Bands von Bobby Watson, Benny Golson, Roy Hargrove und Freddie Hubbard, tourte mit dem Benny Green Trio und trat mit Ray Brown beim Monterey Jazz Festival 1994 auf. 1995 nahm er sein erstes Album als Bandleader auf und tourte danach mit der eigenen Band. Für Wynton Marsalis und das Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra komponierte er Blues in Alphabet City. McBride gibt Meisterklassen an der Berklee School of Music und unterrichtet am Henry Mancini Institute. Neben seiner Arbeit als Bandleader wirkte er an mehr als zweihundert Alben als Sideman mit. (de)
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  • Christian McBride (born May 31, 1972, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American jazz bassist. His father, Lee Smith, and his great uncle, Howard Cooper, are well known Philadelphia bassists who served as McBride's early mentors. (en)
  • Christian McBride est un contrebassiste de jazz fusion américain né le 31 mai 1972 � Philadelphie, dans l’État de Pennsylvanie, aux États-Unis. (fr)
  • Christian McBride (ur. 31 maja 1972 w Filadalfi), amerykański basista jazzowy. (pl)
  • Christian McBride, amerikansk jazzbasist född 1972. McBride spelar både kontrabas och elbas (ofta utan band) och han tillhör en av dagens mest eftertraktade jazzbasister. (sv)
  • Christian Lee McBride (* 31. Mai 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) ist ein amerikanischer Jazz-Bassist. (de)
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