The
Christian McBride Band and The John Scofield Trio deliver an exciting and
innovative evening of jazz music at the
THE
The John
Scofield Trio Set To Feature Keyboardist Larry Goldings and Drummer John
DeJohnette in a Tribute to Tony Williams
In the fall
of 1989, saxophonist Bobby Watson introduced a 17-year-old whiz kid from
An
established musician throughout his teens, it wasn’t until legendary bassist
Ray Brown heard McBride in 1991 that his career headed for the limelight. Brown asked him to join “SuperBass,” a group Brown
tailor-made for McBride and John Clayton.
By the following year, McBride was named Rolling Stone’s “Hot Jazz Artist of 1992.” The next year, he truly proved the truth of
this honor by joining Pat
Christian McBride/John
Schfield
Metheny’s “Special Quartet” which included the late, great
drum master Billy Higgins and saxophonist Joshua Redman. He later recorded and toured with Redman in
his band Moodswing.
In 1994
McBride signed with Verve Records, recording his first CD as a leader, Get To It, one of the biggest selling
jazz records of 1995. More successes
and accolades followed.
In 1996 he
released his sophomore recording Number
Two Express, which featured special guests Chick Corea and Jack
DeJohnette. Two years later McBride’s
third Verve release A Family Affair
showcased his talents as a traditional jazz musician as well as his talents on electric
bass. Later that year, the Portland Arts
Society and the National Endowment for the Arts awarded McBride with a
commission to write The Movement,
Revisited, a dramatic musical portrait of the civil rights struggle of the
1960s.
The new
millennium brought his most successful album SCI-FI, followed by The
Philadelphia Experiment in 2001.
Later that year, Sting invited McBride to join his new band, making him
one of those rare performers from the jazz world to cross over to the pop
scene, recording on Sting’s 2001 hit CD/DVD, All This Time.
In a career
that has spanned more than three decades, Grammy-nominated guitarist John Scofield continues to shine as one
of the jazz’s top guitarists. With his
distinctive sound, Scofield is a masterful jazz improviser whose music runs the
gamut of fusion, soul jazz, R&B and rock.
At the
After
attending
While his
own early sessions as a leader were funk-oriented, Scofield continued to build
a strong jazz following, recording and touring with Miles Davis from
1982-1985. Since that time he has led
his
Christian McBride/John Scofield
own groups, played with the band Bass Desires, and recorded
frequently as a leader for Gramavision and Blue Note Records, featuring such
major players as Charlie Haden, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, and Eddie Harris.
Scofield
later jumped to the Verve Label, recording seven albums including the
Grammy-nominated UBERJAM in 2002, Up All Night in 2003 and his current
release En Route. In addition to an active recording and
touring schedule, Scofield is an Adjunct Professor in the music department of
Tickets are now on sale for the The
Christian McBride Band and the John Scofield Trio at the
Event:
The
Christian McBride Band
The
John Scofield Trio
Theater:
Date:
Saturday, November 6,
Ticket Prices: $45/$35/$25
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