Bassist extraordinaire, composer, arranger, educator, curator and administrator, Christian McBride has been one of the most important and most omnipresent figures in the jazz world for 20 years. McBride consistently combines his musical virtuosity with an innate ability to communicate his enthusiasm to an audience – a warm showmanship that transforms his passion into infectious joy. Wrote Miamiartzine of a performance last fall, “If the Olympics had a category for jazz trios, the Christian McBride Trio took the Gold Medal.”