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All About Christian McBride's 'The Movement Revisited'

WRTI Your Classical and Jazz Source | By Bob Craig
Published November 20, 2015 at 5:18 PM EST
Christian McBride

World-class musician and Philadelphia native Christian McBride is presenting his widely acclaimed The Movement Revisited at the Merriam Theater on Saturday, November21st at 8 pm.WRTI's Bob Craig spoke with McBride about the evolution of the show.

Originally presented as a Black History Month feature in 1998, the show was written for a small jazz group. Ten years later, it was expanded to incorporate an 18-piece band, along with the Philadelphia Heritage Chorale, and actors reading from speeches by four famous civil rights activists.

The work has been updated to close with President Obama’s inauguration speech as recited by the actors.

McBride is extremely proud to bring this show to his hometown!

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Bob Craig
Bob joined WRTI's on-air staff in 2005. His well-rounded radio career began in 1963 as a studio engineer at WBZ in Boston. Throughout the '70s, he was an announcer and programmer at Hartford's WDRC and Boston's WHDH.
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