ATHENS, Ga., Oct. 23 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news release:
Eleven-time Grammy Award-winning bassist, composer and bandleader Christian McBride brings his newest ensemble, Ursa Major, to Hodgson Concert Hall on Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center's 2026-27 UGA Presents season.
One of the most versatile figures in contemporary American music, McBride has built a career that moves freely among jazz, R&B, soul, pop, rock, hip-hop and neo-soul. With Ursa Major, he brings together four distinctive musicians - saxophonist Nicole Glover, guitarist Ely Perlman, keyboardist Michael King and drummer Savannah Harris - to create a new quintet rooted in jazz but open to a much wider...