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Born and raised in Fulton, MO, keyboardist/singer Joe McBride began playing the piano at age four. His uncle Bake McBride was an outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cleveland Indians. His earliest influences were gospel music, bebop, straight-ahead jazz, Motown, and '70s R&B and funk. As a teenager, he began singing and playing at jazz clubs. Around this time, McBride was stricken with a degenerative eye disease that eventually claimed his sight, but his passion for music didn't diminish. He continued his musical studies at the Missouri School for the Blind and Webster University in suburban St. Louis,...

Christian McBride (born May 31, 1972, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a jazz bassist. His father, Lee Smith, is a well known Philadelphia bassist who was McBride's mentor. In the jazz community, McBride is widely considered one of the best bassists of his generation. McBride has performed and recorded with a huge number of jazz legends, including Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Roy Haynes, Pat Metheny and Chick Corea, as well as with newer musicians like Joshua Redman, Nicholas Payton, Benny Green and Sting. McBride is known for his equal facility at playing pizzicato and with the bow. McBride primarily plays...

On November 10, Mary will release her third cd, “Every Day Is a Holiday,” a new holiday album featuring her soulful interpretations of traditional carols “Silent Night,” “O Holy Night” and “O Come All Ye Faithful” as well as originals “Bring It On” and “Christmastime.” The album also features a duet with actor/singer Patrick Wilson of “Do You Hear What I Hear,” as well as holiday songs by renowned singers and songwriters including Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” Louis Armstrong’s “Cool Yule,” Patty Griffin’s “Oh Heavenly Day” and William Bell’s “Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday.” Mary burst onto the U.S....

DJ ESP aka Woody McBride is a techno pioneer and influence to thousands of people worldwide. One of the founding fathers of acid and midwest techno, Woody has composed hundreds of seminal techno anthems. As the man behind Communique records and former promotional group Mile High, Woody is known the world over for legendary parties, mental mans techno, and unmatched sound systems. With releases on Blueline, Primevil, Bush, Communiqué, Synewave, Kobayashi, Holzplatten & Missle. .