Ahead of his Charlotte performance, Grammy Award-winning jazz musician Christian McBride joins Charlotte Talks.
The bandleader and host of NPR’s "Jazz Night in America," brings his monumental musical tribute inspired by the words of Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad Ali and President Barack Obama, to the Blumenthal this week.
Incorporating the spoken words of these civil rights icons, actors and poets read the writings of these historical figures. McBride then blends their stories and words with his musical artistry.
We’ll discuss this unique performance, how it’s evolved over the years, his career as one of the most acclaimed jazz musicians of his time, and the genre as a whole.
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Christian McBride, Grammy Award winner; jazz bassist, composer and arranger.