When: Saturday, February 14, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Leighton Concert Hall
We've got your Valentine's, Valentime's, and Galentine's night on lock. Spend it with Philly native Christian McBride. The bassist, bandleader, composer, and nine-time Grammy winner is one of jazz's true greats—McBride is S-tier! If you've heard him live before, you know what to expect: groove, soul, humor, and a level of musicianship that's second to none. If you haven't, now's the time. McBride's worked with icons like Herbie Hancock and Wynton Marsalis, and he's just as much a force behind the mic as host of NPR's Jazz Night in America as he is onstage.
Ursa Major is McBride's latest project. He assembles a rotating band of electrifying rising stars, a kind of jazz Avengers handpicked for their talent, chemistry, and fearless energy. Together, they tear through a universe of sounds: hard-swinging jazz, funk rhythms, intimate ballads, and bold improvisation. And they won't stop until the music moves you from heart to head to feet for a full-on jazz experience.
He's also leading the 2026 Collegiate Jazz Festival clinician panel, so his influence while in town extends beyond the stage to mentoring the next generation of jazz artists, shaping the genre's future. Date night or not, this concert hits the sweet spot. Christian McBride & Ursa Major will bring the heat, the heart, and everything in between. You'll want to say you were here.
*Made possible by the Denise DeBartolo York Fund for the DeBartolo Center for the Performing Arts and the Slattery Family Endowment for Excellence in the Performing Arts.
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