Christian McBride Open Columbia’s ’12 Jazz series

Miller Theatre opens its unique Jazz series with Grammy winner Christian McBride. Known for his high energy and staggering versatility, bassist Christian McBride is one of the most recorded musicians of his generation. He has performed and recorded with jazz giants including Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, and Diana Krall, and with well-known popular artists including Sting, The Roots, Carly Simon, and James Brown. Comprised of some of jazz’s most outstanding musicians, his quintet Inside Straight brings what NPR calls “straight-ahead, hard-swinging jazz.”

Saturday, October 6, 2012, 8:00 PM

Artists:

Christian McBride, bass, Steve Wilson, saxophones, Warren Wolf, vibraphone, Peter Martin, piano and Carl Allen, drums

 The other artists Upcoming concerts in Miller Theatre’s Jazz series 

All concerts begin at 8:00 PM

Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Indo-Pak Coalition, Saturday, November 3, 2012

Wycliffe Gordon Quintet, Saturday, December 15, 2012

Stefon Harris and Blackout, Saturday, February 16, 2013

In a city so heavily steeped in jazz music, Miller Theatre continues to shift attention uptown and distinguish itself not only with a sharp focus on great jazz artists but with an artfully curated and diverse season series. Collaborating closely with its jazz artists in crafting a concert in much the same way as its Composer Portraits, this season’s varied jazz offerings include luminary Christian McBride and his quintet Inside Straight, the Indo-jazz innovations of Rudresh Mahanthappa, a new generation of jazz master Stefon Harris and Blackout, and a charming and inventive holiday-inspired concert with trombonist extraordinaire Wycliffe Gordon.

Miller Theatre (2960 Broadway at 116th street)

Tickets: $25-30 Students with valid ID $15-18

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