Live Performances → Christian McBride & Inside Straight
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Interesting night at the Jazz Kitchen featuring Christian and his band “Inside Straight”. In addition to Christian, the band was to feature pianist Eric Reed, alto player Steve Wilson, drummer Carl Allen and vibraphonist Warren Wolf. Ultimately the band was Christian, Peter Martin on piano, Wilson on Alto and Carl Allen on drums. Wolf was bumped from his flight out of Baltimore, McBride drove 5 hours from STL before the show and I’m not sure what happened to Eric Reed. Allen’s cymbals were lost by the airline and he had to find a loaner when he got to Indy….
This is a great acoustic band and my preferred way to see Christian perform. The band played several originals plus some tunes by Ellington, Horace Silver and others.
The image below is from the first set. McBride looks a little like Charles Mingus in this shot.