“ Music unites the world ”
The moment I touched a bass, I knew I was going to be a professional musician. I wasn't going to accept anything else. Music unites the world. Expressing creativity is a radical act of love. It is an easy way to express love, to connect, to witness and be witnessed. What would the world be without music?
" Music unites the world. Expressing creativity is a radical act of love. It is an easy way to express love, to connect, to witness and be witnessed."
Christian McBride: Co-Artistic Director, National Jazz Museum Harlem
It’s not simply his abundant virtuosity that has made Christian McBride the most in-demand bassist of his generation. McBride consistently combines his deft musicianship with an innate ability to communicate his enthusiasm to an audience—a warm showmanship that transforms his own passion into infectious joy. It comes across whether he’s leading his own bands; sharing the stage with jazz legends like Sonny Rollins, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock or Pat Metheny; accompanying pop giants like James Brown, Sting or The Roots; or collaborating with classical masters like Kathleen Battle, Edgar Meyer or the Shanghai Quartet.
Christian is the Co-Artistic Director of The National Jazz Museum in Harlem. A Smithsonian Affiliate, this thriving center for jazz stimulates hearts and minds and reaches out to diverse audiences to enjoy this quintessential American music. The Museum was founded in 1997 with a mission to preserve, promote and present jazz by inspiring knowledge, appreciation and the celebration of jazz locally, nationally and internationally.
Music Unites the World
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