Have you ever wanted to meet a bass player who has worked with artists such as Chick Corea, Bruce Hornsby, and Wynton Marsalis and who has appeared in over a hundred recordings? Here is your chance! On Sunday, Nov. 15, Christian McBride will be visiting the WPI campus for a free jazz improvisation clinic featuring the IAJE Massachusetts All State Combo and the WPI Jazz Ensemble.
Christian McBride has been called "the premier bassist of his generation... One of the finest composers/lyricists/arrangers of his generation as well." He is known to be versatile, playing a diverse variety of styles including jazz, funk, R&B, and folk. He is also a talented composer, producing his own CD, "A Family Affair." Inspired by his father who was also a bass player, Christian McBride studied about music with Neil Courtney of the Philadelphia Orchestra and was awarded a scholarship to the Julliard School of Music in Manhattan.
Come and see the free clinic where Christian McBride bestows his experience on the IAJE All State Combo and the WPI Jazz Ensemble. The clinic will be held in the lower level of Alden hall (Spaulding Recital hall) on Sunday Nov. 15 at 1:00pm. The evening concert (Mechanics Hall 8:00pm) and jazz clinic are sponsored by BankBoston Showcase and presented by Music Worcester inc./Mass Jazz Festival, WICN radio and WPI JazzGroup.