Bruce Hornsby & Christian McBride
New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center Street, 07102 Newark Directions
Sun 15.11.2026 15:00
Bruce Hornsby is known for combining rock, folk, jazz, bluegrass, and improvisation driven piano work. Beyond hits like The Way It Is,he's built a reputation as an adventurous live performer. Christian McBride is one of the most celebrated jazz bassists of his generation, with deep roots in straight ahead jazz, but he has also collaborated across funk, soul, classical, and contemporary music. When they perform together, the chemistry tends to lean heavily into improvisation, jazz-infused Americana, rhythmic interplay storytelling through musicianship rather than just songs. It's the kind of collaboration where no two performances are exactly alike.
Performers
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Bruce Hornsby
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Christian McBrideChristian McBride (born May 31, 1972, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a jazz bassist. His father, Lee Smith, is a well known Philadelphia bassist who was McBride's mentor. In the jazz community, McBride is widely considered one of the best bassists of his generation.
McBride has performed and recorded with a huge number of jazz legends, including Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Roy Haynes and Chick Corea, as well as with newer musicians like Joshua Redman, Nicholas Payton, Benny Green and Sting.
McBride is known for his equal facility at playing pizzicato and with the bow. McBride primarily plays upright bass, but is also adept on the electric bass.
