A pretentious project drawing resources from the kaleidoscopic city of Philadelphia. Between jazz, mainstream, soulful power-play and ballad, Christian McBride's New Jawn bring a gritty show to the stage. Four virtuosic and extremely versatile musicians deftly tread the razor's edge between exciting virtuosity and lots of instinctiveness.

Raised among the soulful streets of Philadelphia, double bassist Christian McBride, a 6-time Grammy Award winner, has demonstrated with his latest group project an excellent musical evolution that has taken place over the years. In him, the fire and fury of a virtuoso blend with the depth and grounding of a veteran, developed in part through the streets of New York City, to which he moved back in 1989. A key figure in today's international music scene, he has been able to recreate intense ensemble playing with that of four extremely virtuosic and versatile musicians with his latest project: saxophonist Marcus Strickland, drummer Nasheet Waits and trumpeter Josh Evans.