Christian McBride books Paramount Hudson Valley Theater

The Grammy-winning bassist plays Peekskill on Thursday, March 11 — worth the trip up the Hudson for Queens and Bronx jazz fans.

For jazz fans in Queens and the Bronx, one of the more interesting dates of early spring is a short trip north. Christian McBride plays Paramount Hudson Valley Theater in Peekskill on Thursday, March 11, 2027, a show announced Oct. 28.

The show starts at 8 p.m. The theater holds 1,050. Tickets are through the Paramount Hudson Valley box office.

McBride arrives with plenty of recent momentum. In 2025 he released *Without Further Ado, Vol. 1*, a big band album that No Treble described as arriving with all-star guests and a major tour. When the record was announced, Grateful Web billed him as a nine-time Grammy-winning bassist and composer. That October, the Christian McBride Big Band performed on *Jimmy Kimmel Live*, as New Jersey Stage reported.

He hasn't stuck to one format. His project Ursa Major toured the U.S. in 2025, which No Treble covered as his latest project taking flight, and the group is on the University of Massachusetts 2026–2027 performing arts season. Between the big band and smaller groups, McBride moves easily from large-ensemble arrangements to tighter, more open settings.

Big band one season, a small group the next.

That range is the one open question for March 11. The Paramount's listing gives the night as Christian McBride, and the announcement doesn't specify which band he's bringing. Check the theater's page as the date gets closer for the lineup; whether it's a big band, Ursa Major or another configuration will shape the night.

Why this room? At 1,050 seats, Paramount Hudson Valley Theater is big enough for a large ensemble and small enough that a bass solo still carries to the back row. A seated theater on a Thursday is a good fit for jazz: an attentive crowd, good sightlines, and a performer whose instrument rewards close listening.

For readers coming up from the city, the trip is the main thing to plan. An 8 p.m. start on a weeknight means leaving with time to spare and thinking about the ride home before you go. Peekskill is far enough to feel like an outing and close enough to be back the same night.

When to get tickets: the show was announced in late October and March is still a ways off, but a 1,050-seat room with a headliner of McBride's profile isn't one to leave until the week of. Buy once you know you're going, and keep an eye on the theater's page for lineup details.

New York has no shortage of jazz, but it doesn't always get this artist in a room this size. The JamBase listing is here. Thursday, March 11, 8 p.m. Make the trip.

Sources: JamBase: Christian McBride at Paramount Hudson Valley Theater (jambase.com); Paramount Hudson Valley Theater (paramounthudsonvalley.com); No Treble: Christian McBride's Without Further Ado, Vol. 1 Arrives with All-Star Guests and Major Tour (notreble.com); Grateful Web: 9x Grammy Award-Winning Bassist/Composer Christian McBride Announces New Big Band Album (gratefulweb.com); New Jersey Stage: Christian McBride Big Band performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live (newjerseystage.com); No Treble: Ursa Major's 2025 U.S. Tour (notreble.com); UMass Fine Arts Center: Christian McBride and Ursa Major (arts.umass.edu)