So in jazz of the 80s, the music came up with a development of acid jazz, which blended jazz influences into funk and hiphop. Acid jazz is particularly looped beats in the music. In the late 80s that is when nu jazz(influenced by jazz harmony and melodies, as well as no improvisational aspects) and jazz rap(fused jazz and hip-hop) brought in another fused jazz part. In 2000s straight ahead jazz (keeping the traditional form of the jazz music and can be contrasted with smooth jazz) appeals to a core group of listeners into today.
Christian McBride
Christian McBride was born in 1972, where his mentors were his father, Lee Smith, and great uncle, Howard Cooper who are well known for playing bass. In the jazz community Christian is considers to be one of the best bassist of his generation. He had classical studies at Julliard. He primarily plays upright bass but can play electric bass equally well. He is one of the most important and original American musicians to the point he got a Grammy award-winning as being virtuoso of bass.
Christian is a composer as well as an arranger. He has over 200 recordings and has backed up artists from McCoy Tyner and Sting to Kathleem Battle and Diana Krall. When he isn't playing he is the spokeperson for the music. In 1997, he spoke of former President Clinton's town hall meeting for "Racism in the Performing Arts."
Since then Christian is the Co-Director of the National Jazz Museum at Harlem. He is playing within a quintet that he put together and is called "Christian McBride and Inside Straight." The band members include Eric Reed(pianist), Steve Wilson(sax.), Carl Allen(drummer), Warren Wolf(vibraphonist).
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