Christian Mcbride is a very busy man. He appears on close to 300 albums even though he's still under 40. On his latest excursion he teams up with all sorts of collaborators including Sting, Chick ...

The evening featured a performance from Dave Matthews and Afropop icon Angélique Kidjo, who covered Simon’s “You Can Call Me Al” with Bakithi Kumalo on the fretless bass.

Kidjo's performance mixed rhythm and blues, jazz, soul and reggae, and in between numbers, she conversed with virtuoso bassist and composer Christian McBride, who is married to Melissa Walker ...

Angelique Kidjo tells us why she decided to cover Talking Heads' 'Remain in Light ... bassist Pino Palladino, Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, erstwhile Paul Simon bassist Abe Laboriel, Sr., Blood ...

On March 6, 2025, Angélique Kidjo joined nine-time GRAMMY winning bassist and composer Christian McBride for the Ralph Pucci 9th Annual Jazz Set, The Lowdown: Conversations with Christian®. The ...

On March 6, host Christian McBride, the distinguished jazz bassist and nine-time Grammy winner, will welcome the equally renowned vocalist and musical powerhouse Angélique Kidjo to the stage.

Angélique Kidjo will bring Blood Orange, Ezra Koenig, and more on board for her version of the Talking Heads album.

“There was only one woman in Talking Heads, Tina [Weymouth, bassist],” Kidjo said. “She was the one driving the boat. She doesn't flinch for one second. She holds everybody together.