  Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra with Christian McBride, bass For the past 20 years, Christian McBride has been one of the most prolific and well-known figures of
jazz, and for good reason. You might know him as an eight-time GRAMMY Award-winning bassist, or as the
velvety voice behind NPR’s popular “Jazz Night in America” radio show. At this concert, he
joins the audience-favorite Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra led by founder, artistic director, and
virtuoso saxophonist Jim Carroll, in an unforgettable night of bravado, improvisation, and jazz
swagger. McBride’s larger-than-life sound, bold, technical style, and Juilliard training have
propelled him into the world of jazz playing both upright acoustic and electric bass. McBride’s
insight into the stories behind his music is always both illuminating and entertaining. “Mixing Big
Band Jazz with James Brown Soul, no one plays it like Christian McBride” (The Observer). The
Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra, made up of the area’s finest musicians, is thrilled to collaborate with
McBride for an epic evening of all things jazz. This performance is appropriate for all ages.
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