Christian McBride is joined by Ursa Major, four rising young master instrumentalists including saxophonist NICOLE GLOVER, guitarist ELY PERLMAN, pianist MIKE KING, and drummer SAVANNAH HARRIS. Michael King is a Chicago-born pianist who began drumming at 4 and transitioned to piano at 14. A graduate of Oberlin Conservatory, he tours internationally with jazz legends. Savannah Harris, a New York drummer, started at 2 and has collaborated with artists like Geri Allen. Nicole Glover, a saxophonist from Portland, released Strange Lands and teaches at Princeton. Ely Perlman, a guitarist from Tel Aviv, studies at Berklee and leads projects including a jazz quartet and indie band "SWIMS."

8x-GRAMMY® Award-Winner & 16x-GRAMMY® Nominated Bassist & Composer CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE is a dynamic force in music. With a career spanning over 3 decades, the Philadelphia native is renowned for his relentless energy and has become one of the most requested, most recorded, most respected figures in the music world today. He serves as Artistic Director for several prestigious institutions, including the Newport Jazz Festival. He also hosts NPR's Jazz Night in America and The Lowdown: Conversations With Christian on SiriusXM Radio. Whether behind the bass or away from it, McBride is always part of the music, a luminary with one hand ever reaching for new heights and the other inviting us to join him.