Christian McBride & Inside Straight
Village Vanguard178 7th Avenue South, New York 10014
Christian McBride appears at the Village Vanguard with Inside Straight, the group named in the bill. No additional performers, guests, release celebration, tribute, residency, or other program detail is listed. The Vanguard places the music in its triangular basement room, with the stage set against a red curtain and tables arranged outward from it. Its 123-seat audience hears the band in a room whose walls carry portraits of jazz legends.
The materials identify the act as Christian McBride & Inside Straight, but provide no biographical account of McBride or the group. They do not state where the musicians come from, how this edition of Inside Straight is constituted, what recordings or collaborations they are known for, or how critics have described them. No web-search result, venue text, or social post adds a review quote or career detail. What is documented is the setting: the Vanguard asks for silence before the concert, and its focus is on the performance rather than food service.
A narrow basement staircase leads to a triangular room with a red curtain and a stage at the point, where musicians play for a small audience of 123. Tables open like spokes from the stage, and the walls hold portraits of jazz legends. The acoustics are excellent, and the only sound before the music begins is the hum of the room. No food is served, only drinks at a bar. Shows start at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., with seating beginning at 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. respectively. The atmosphere is focused entirely on the music, with silence requested before the concert begins.