Christian McBride, Grammy-Winning Jazz Superstar Bassist, Christian McBride's World at Sea, The Joy of Cruising Podcast, 7/14

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Hello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am proud to host Christian McBride, multi Grammy-winning jazz superstar bass player! We talk about performing at sea, and hear about Christian’s inaugural charter cruise, Christian McBride's World at Sea, January 20-27, 2026. The cruise will be on Celebrity Summit from Ft. Lauderdale, stopping at Jamaica and Grand Cayman.
 
Christian McBride  is creating a new kind of experience for jazz fans while breaking new ground for artists as he takes on a "captain" and completely immersive role on his upcoming cruise, Christian McBride's World at Sea (produced by Signature Cruise Experiences whom we hosted on the podcast when they were called, Jazz Cruises, Ep 113). Music cruises have gained in popularity in recent years and give fans an incredible opportunity to personally engage with their favorite artists (running into them all week long on the ship...at the buffet, the pool, during shore excursions together, seeing concerts in smaller venues than they would on tour) but Christian is in a unique position where he's not simply one of the acts booked onto a festival at sea. Instead, he curated the cruise, building a completely personal environment and atmosphere to share with jazz fans by inviting his friends and peers like Samara Joy, Angelique Kidjo, Ledisi, Jose James, Cecile McLorin Salvant and 40 more musicians to join them. Plus, he's a prolific musician, in several bands at any given moment so it's no surprise that his time on the cruise will be no different than on land: He is bringing three of his bands onboard and will perform with each of them separately:

• Inside Straight
• Christian McBride Big Band (which has three GRAMMY Awards)
• Ursa Major
• plus, a special performance with Benny Green and Greg Hutchinson to honor the music of Ray Brown

Christian has performed on over 400 recordings, leads six different bands, has been the Creative Chair for Jazz at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, was the artistic director for the world-renowned Newport Jazz Festival, curates the James Moody Jazz Festival and he hosts the popular NPR show "Jazz Night in America."
 
Follow Christan McBride online
Website: https://www.christianmcbride.com/
Instagram: @chrmcbride
Facebook: @officialchristianmcbride
X/Twitter: @mcbridesworld
YouTube: @ChristianMcBrideTV
 
Christian McBride's World at Sea website: https://mcbridesworldatsea.com/
Christian McBride's World at Sea Instagram: @McBridesWorldatSea
Christian McBride's World at Sea Facebook: @McBridesWorldatSea
 
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