Christian McBride News

Live at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will feature a number of exciting performances from top jazz artists this October. Check out the lineup here!

NJPAC celebrates the centennial of jazz icon Sarah Vaughan with year-round events in Newark.

The Royal Conservatory of Music adds three concerts to its 2023-24 season, including performances by Joshua Redman, John Pizzarelli Trio, and Caity Gyorgy.

The band is rounded out by drummer Jake Goldbas, drums, percussion (Dave Brubeck, Aretha Franklin, Christian McBride, and the Broadway productions of The Color Purple and Dear Evan Hansen), Jeff Hanley, bass (Will Bernard, Morgan James, Doug Wamble), Christian McGhee drums, percussion (Lauryn Hill, Billy Porter, AJ Mitchell), and more.

The World Premiere of SUGAR HILL: The Ellington/Strayhorn Nutcracker, the jazz-steeped reimagining of The Nutcracker based on the genre-defying collaboration of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, will debut at New York City Center.

American Pianists Award winner Emmet Cohen released a new rendition of the Rodgers and Hart composition “Isn’t It Romantic?” — it’s the second single from Master Legacy Series Vol. 5, his upcoming album with jazz master tenor saxophonist Houston Person.

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center has announced the line-up of the highly anticipated 12th annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival, running from November 3-19, 2023. Learn more about the full program here!

The Nash Jazz Club and Education Center in downtown Phoenix has announced The Nash Women's Initiative, a new multi-year program led by Artistic Director Mary Petrich and Administrative Director Naquana Borrero to address the gender-based inequities in jazz music.

HOW LOVE BEGINS Album Release concert showcases musicians, jazz, and Nicole Zuraitis in best possible light.

Wolfgang Muthspiel has shared the title track from his upcoming new album. 'Dance of the Elders' is streaming at all DSPs now. The album, Dance of the Elders, sees the award-winning Austrian musician accompanied by bassist Scott Colley (Jim Hall, Andrew Hill, Donny McCaslin) and drummer Brian Blade (Joni Mitchell, Chick Corea, Christian McBride).

Long an annual tradition, Live the Spirit Residency presents the free 24th Englewood Jazz Festival.

Birdland is proud to announce that Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Nicole Zuraitis will be hosting the official NYC release of “How Love Begins,” a new album, on Monday, September 4th at 7 pm.

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), a non-profit multidisciplinary performing arts center and one of the nation's largest arts education providers, announces new fall classes at the Colton Institute for Research and Training in the Arts.

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), the state's anchor cultural institution, celebrates 26 years of offering thousands of high schoolers from Newark and beyond music lessons and performance experiences through its popular TD Jazz for Teens program.

Emmet Cohen released “Just The Way You Are,” the first single from Master Legacy Series Vol. 5, his upcoming album with the great master of the tenor saxophone Houston Person. Although not considered a traditional selection in the jazz canon, Person puts any hesitation to rest by bringing his own clear, signature sound to the Billy Joel song.

 Jazz pianist Dr. Art Topilow will be joined by acclaimed singer and saxophonist Danny Bacher and vocalists Charenee Wade and Nicole Zuraitis in a tribute to the greatest female vocalists of all time. The show, which is presented by the Axelrod Performing Arts Center, will take place at 7 p.m. Sunday, August 27 on the outdoor deck at Bell Works in Holmdel.   

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced jazz programming running August 21 - September 3rd.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced jazz programming running from August 14 - August 27, celebrating Charlie Parker's birthday all month long! 

This September and October 2023, the Center for the Arts at George Mason University welcomes back programming that features an array of dance, theater, opera, and music from around the world, including 2023/2024 Great Performances at Mason season as well as signature events from Mason's College of Visual and Performing Arts.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced jazz programming running August 7 - August 20.