Tania Ketenjian interviews Christian McBride, one of the most acclaimed bassists today and surely one of the youngest. He has played with the leading jazz musicians and aritsts of our time - among them Freddie Hubbard, Joshua Redman, McCoy Tyner, Pat Metheny, Diana Krall and James Brown - and seems able to navigate a whole host of musical genres, having performed with the likes of Sting, Queen Latifa and Chick Corea, John McLaughlin and Kenny Garrett. According to McBride, it is in the few hours of performance that he experiences a kind of spiritual awakening, a reminder of the glory of what he does and the capacity of jazz to open ones mind and soul. He speaks here about the transcendental power of jazz, explores the essence of spirituality and shares stories about the early days of meeting his wife (31 minutes).