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The Christian McBride Band: Celebrating 20 years of Live At Tonic [Ages 21+, Doors Open 6pm, $40 Advance, $45 Day of Show]
“Delancey street is slick with ice and the sidewalks leading up Rivington are covered with snow. It’s the 10th day of January 2005, a Monday nonetheless, and the holiday buzz has long worn off as the winter cold blows through the doors of Tonic - the downtown institution deep in the heart of the Lower East Side. Seems like the entire city is staying in tonight. Not a soul on the streets, but there is a palpable energy emanating just south of Norfolk where a line of heavily dressed folks snakes around the corner waiting for this very rare chance to see the Christian McBride Band in such an intimate setting. By the end of the night these strangers would all be friends.
This will be the first of two nights Christian spends at Tonic, two sets each evening. The first set of both nights catches the Christian McBride Band at its best: the all-star ensemble that has been behind (or in front) the leader for most of this century tearing through the McBride songbook…
Fans, friends and musicians alike, all leave with huge smiles on their faces. Special is the adjective used most. And when Christian and I go back to edit the tapes for the live recording, it is decided that the magic needs to be documented, that we should just release all the music, beginning to end, mistakes mixed in with the marvelous. And so it was and so it is. Enjoy.”
- Andy Blackman Hurwitz, Brooklyn 11/05
Relive one of the most important nights in jazz history and celebrate 20 years of Live at Tonic with the Christian McBride Band!
Christian McBride Band is.. Christian McBride (acoustic and electric bass) Geoffrey Keezer (keyboards) Terreon Gully (drums) Ron Blake (tenor, soprano, baritone saxophones, flute)
