Christian McBride

Bassist Christian McBride partnered with the audiophile music service Qobuz on an exclusive studio EP, releasing just in time for International Jazz Day.

The fourth annual edition of an award for up-and-coming talent honored two artists with sterling credentials.On Saturday night, the LetterOne Rising Stars…

MLK Day was first observed as a federal holiday precisely 35 years ago.The occasion provides a welcome prompt to reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s…

Grammy nominations are always an imprecise barometer, contingent on too many factors to provide a clear view on any scene. Still, the 2021 jazz field,…

In the Afro-Caribbean musical tradition, the essential pulse on the low end can be conjured in a single word, tumbao. But within that word, there are…

More than a dozen leading jazz artists have joined forces for a concert benefiting the presidential campaign of Joe Biden.Jazz For America, streaming on…

Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride & Brian Blade, “Right Back Round Again”RoundAgain — the radiantly absorbing new album by saxophonist Joshua…

Jon Batiste, “WE ARE”Last Friday, pianist and Late Show bandleader Jon Batiste led his second protest march under the banner “WE ARE,” moving the action…

Also: new music from the Joshua Redman Quartet, Leni Stern, Harold López-Nussa, and Big Heart Machine.Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Hero Trio, “I’ll Remember…

Late last summer, saxophonist Joshua Redman engaged in some light time travel.For a couple of nights, he reconvened a stellar ensemble he'd led 25 years…