Quotes by Christian McBride
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Statements and quotes by Christian McBride from interviews and other sources.
Ray Brown was one of these ... he was one of the very few bass players where drums seem superfluous, because his beat was so strong.
On the strength of his mentor Ray Brown's time feel, in a 2015 NPR interview.
Ray Brown was the one that let me know that it was ok to actually enjoy what you're doing on stage.
On how Ray Brown showed him that a serious jazz musician need not look grim on stage.
I really wanted this band to be a complete 180-degree turn from the trio that I had with Christian Sands and Ulysses Owens, because that trio got to be very popular and they had a very distinct sound and a distinct personality.
Explaining in 2023 why he conceived his band New Jawn as a deliberate break from his trio with Christian Sands.
