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Christian McBride And The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra In Concert

Christian McBride and part of the SRJO sax section.
Courtesy of Jim Levitt
Christian McBride and part of the SRJO sax section.

The Grammy-winning world-renown bassist Christian McBride was guest soloist with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra in the season finale in June.  The concert at Kirkland Performance Center was recorded for radio and highlights will air on Jazz Northwest on 88.5 KNKX on Sunday, July 2 at 2 p.m. Pacific, also streaming at knkx.org.  

Randy Halberstadt (partially hidden), Christian McBride, Travis Ranney
Credit Courtesy of Jim Levitt
Randy Halberstadt (partially hidden), Christian McBride, Travis Ranney

Christian McBride has played with dozens of top artists including Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Wynton Marsalis, Diana Krall and Joshua Redman to name a few.  He frequently tours with his own trio and has appeared as sideman or leader on more than 300 albums.  This performance with the SRJO includes several arrangements from his Grammy-winning big band album, "The Good Feeling."  Christian McBride is also host of the NPR program Jazz Night in America, heard Friday nights on 88.5 KNKX.  

Gospel-tinged backbeat handclaps with Christian McBride and Alex Dugdale, and the SRJO
Credit Courtesy of Jim Levitt
Gospel-tinged backbeat handclaps with Christian McBride and Alex Dugdale, and the SRJO

There was more excellent music on this concert than could be accommodated in a one-hour program so several selections will be held over for next week. The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra is co-directed by Clarence Acox and Michael Brockman and presents an annual series of five pairs of concerts in Seattle and Kirkland, with some concerts also in Edmonds.  Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke exclusively for 88.5 KNKX and knkx.org.  The program airs Sundays at 2 p.m. Pacific and after broadcast, programs may be streamed at jazznw.org.  

Christian McBride

SRJO

Jim has been a fixture on Seattle radio since 1961. He was the host of Jazz After Hours on Public Radio International from 1984-2014. Currently Jim has been producing Jazz Northwest for KNKX since 1988. This weekly program focuses on the regional jazz scene and frequently includes performances Jim records on location for Jazz Northwest.