Eligible Categories

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

BEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE
"Prime" - Christian McBride's New Jawn

BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
"Head Bedlam" - Christian McBride

BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA
"Obsequious" - Christian McBride

PRESS Highlights

NPR Tiny Desk

The Wall Street Journal
"These songs provide worthy showcases for four players at the top of their games, blending grit and beauty, enjoying each other's company."

The New York Times
"he’s cultivated a level of intergenerational good will that few other artists, inside or outside jazz, can claim."

NPR World Cafe
"When you hear a great jazz band perform, what you're hearing is a connection between musicians. Players who are on the same wavelength — and even when one plays a solo or goes off in their own improvised direction — it's all held together by the groove."

WNYC All of It with Allison Stewart

GRAMMY.com
"Christian McBride's New Jawn — another vehicle for the mastermind in parallel to his other ensembles, such as Inside Straight and the Christian McBride Big Band."