Christian McBride

You heard it here! My new album featuring #Sting, #JeffreyOsborne, #SamaraJoy, #JoséJames, #CécileMcLorinSalvant, #DianneReeves and #AntoinetteHenry is out now! Listen to Without Further Ado, Vol. 1 now: lnk.to/withoutfurther…

May THE titan, Mr. Sonny Rollins, rest in peace. 🕊️🙏🏾

Vancouver! We’re on our way!

“La Fiesta” by the late great Chick Corea! Ursa Major is back on tour this Saturday May 23 - June 7. Get tickets: christianmcbride.com/shows 5.23 | Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Jazz Festival 5.26 | Portland, OR - Patricia Reser Center for the Arts 5.27 | Vancouver, BC - The Centre for Performing Arts 5.28 | Langley, WA - Whidbey Island Center for the Arts 6.5 | Detroit, MI - Detroit Symphony Orchestra 6.6 | Chicago, IL - Garcia's Chicago 6.7 | Princeton, NJ - McCarter Theatre Center

Christian McBride: "I was 11 years old when my great-uncle gave me a stack of records to listen to that got me started on my journey with jazz. Ron Carter’s name pretty much dominated the bass seat on all of the albums in the stack." nytimes.com/2026/05/08/art…

Remember these?! The CMB reunites tomorrow in DC at the Library of Congress. SOLD OUT!!

A new generation of African Americans is gradually returning to the game that was once a staple of Black communities across the United States. Read more below. amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/05/0…

It’s not every day I get interviewed by a legendary sportswriter like William Rhoden, but this one I think I can speak on with confidence. 😜 🏀 andscape.com/features/the-f…

It was a pleasure to do this!

My dude Chuck D retweeting (no pun intended) Bird. 🙏🏾

Marjorie Taylor Greene: 'Trump texted me that if my son gets killed, I deserve it because I was a traitor to him. I'd probably get put in jail if I released the texts. That's our president' MAGA was never about America. It was about one man's ego - and everyone who crosses him learns the hard way

Tonight at 7PM ET, join us LIVE from Chicago’s Lyric Opera House as we celebrate @IntlJazzDay with Herbie Hancock, Dianne Reeves, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jacob Collier, Kurt Elling, Terri Lyne Carrington, Antonio Sanchez, Robert Glasper, Melissa Aldana, Bobby Broom, Emmet Cohen, James Carter, Bobby Watson, musical director John Beasley, yours truly Christian McBride and many, MANY more! Click the link and enjoy the show at 7pm ET! youtube.com/live/y86vl1cpN…

@WendellPierce @WashInformer Damn right they did! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Shakespeare Theatre Company Honors Actor Wendell Pierce With Will Award washingtoninformer.com/shakespear-the… via @WashInformer

Ursa Major is hitting the road today! Who are we going to see out there? Get tickets: christianmcbride.com/shows 4.25 | Delray Beach, FL - Arts Garage 4.26 | Miami, FL - The Moss Center 5.17 | Virginia Beach - Virginia Arts Festival 5.23 | Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Jazz Festival 5.26 | Beaverton, OR - Patricia Reser Center for the Arts 5.27 | Vancouver, BC - The Centre for Performing Arts 5.28 | Langley, WA - Whidbey Island Center for the Arts 6.5 | Detroit, MI - Orchestra Hall 6.6 | Chicago, IL - Garcia’s Chicago 6.7 | Princeton, NJ - McCarter Theatre Center Photos: Scott Preston

At a middle school basketball game in Southwest Virginia the opposing team showed up to their opponent’s Gym and waved Confederate flags while yelling racial slurs. The home team has mostly black players on it. Remember these are just middle schoolers doing this crap!

HOUSTON!!! See you tomorrow for a very special Easter Sunday performance at The Water Works at Buffalo Bayou Park. It’s FREE! buffalobayou.org/event/jazzy-su…

We’re gonna be cooking in that late July heat! Come see Ursa Major at @BlueNoteNYC on July 23-26. We’ll have lots of surprises in store for you: bit.ly/4t29awM

Wishing the 🐐, George Benson, a very happy 83rd birthday!!!! 🎁🎉🎊

I think you’ll like this. 😉 Enjoy the read! open.substack.com/pub/christianm…

Less than 3 weeks until we hit the road! Find out who’s gonna play the melody. Get tickets: christianmcbride.com/shows

Enjoy my latest @Substack essay, “A Bass Player Walks Into a Comedy Club…” 🤪🤪🤪 open.substack.com/pub/christianm…