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Christian McBride

The 2022 Madison Jazz Festival is well underway. Still on the schedule: A trio led by Thaddeus Tukes, a literate, inventive vibraphonist whose poetic style has landed him in performance with the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic as well as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (8 p.m., June 16, Cafe Coda). Events move to the UW campus for the final three days, starting June 17 with two concerts and a panel discussion commemorating Duke Ellington's residency at UW-Madison (5:30-10 p.m., Hamel Music Center). On June 18-19, the Memorial Union hosts lectures at 1:30 p.m., music on the Terrace in the afternoon and ticketed evening concerts in Shannon Hall featuring the 25th anniversary tour by Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band (June 18) and Christian McBride (June 19). Find the full schedule and info on tickets at madisonjazzfestivalwi.org.

Madison Jazz Festival event.

media release: Tickets $50/$40/$30 | Youth (under 18) $20 | UW-Madison Student $10 (1 per ID)

Celebrate Juneteenth with this closing headliner for the Madison Jazz Festival!

Christian McBride is an eight-time GRAMMY Award winning bassist, composer, and bandleader. McBride is the Artistic Director of the historic Newport Jazz Festival, New Jersey Performing Arts center (NJPAC) and the TD James Moody Jazz Festival, and the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. Christian is also a respected educator and advocate as the Artistic Director of Jazz House KiDS, and the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Summer Sessions. In addition to consistent touring, McBride hosts NPR's “Jazz Night in America” and "The Lowdown: Conversations With Christian" on SiriusXM. Whether behind the bass or away from it, Christian McBride is always of the music. From jazz, to R&B, pop/rock, hip-hop/neo-soul, to classical, he is a luminary with one hand ever reaching for new heights, and the other extended in fellowship—and perhaps the hint of a challenge—inviting us to join him.